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Taiwo Owatemi vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 751 shared comparable votes.

572 same votes 179 different votes 751 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
26 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
26 Aye 52 No
16 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Education 23% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 29% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
85 Aye 23 No
Tax 52% aligned 108 shared votes
57 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 67% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
42 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 99 shared votes
39 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
644
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
554
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
38 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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