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Taiwo Owatemi vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 840 shared comparable votes.

836 same votes 4 different votes 840 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
90 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
90 Aye 41 No
36 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
36 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
33 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 16 No
Benefits 90% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
90 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
90 Aye 41 No
36 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
36 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
33 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
666
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
587
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

4
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
Appearances
53
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
4
-158.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Contributions
40
-122.0 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
42 of 45 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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