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Taiwo Owatemi vs Nick Smith

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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Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

937 same votes 2 different votes 939 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
95 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
27 Aye 55 No
34 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
27 Aye 55 No
34 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
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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