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Taiwo Owatemi vs Neil O'Brien

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
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 921 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 886 different votes 921 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
15 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 28 No
Transport 3% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
47 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 107 shared votes
60 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 65 No
Migration 0% aligned 92 shared votes
65 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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