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Taiwo Owatemi vs Ruth Jones

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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Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 963 shared comparable votes.

962 same votes 1 different votes 963 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
93 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
93 Aye 37 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
93 Aye 37 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No 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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