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Taiwo Owatemi vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 957 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 0 different votes 957 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
95 Aye 36 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
95 Aye 36 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % 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
39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API