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Taiwo Owatemi vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 0 different votes 271 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
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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
41 of 44 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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