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Taiwo Owatemi vs Mark Garnier

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West
vs
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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Mark Garnier voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 912 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 877 different votes 912 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 67 No
Migration 4% aligned 93 shared votes
63 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 27 No
Transport 3% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.7 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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