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Taiwo Owatemi vs Mr Peter Bedford

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 Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 270 different votes 276 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
42 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
659
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
578
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
13
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

5
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
5
-140.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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