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Taiwo Owatemi vs Sarah Olney

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
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Sarah Olney voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 835 shared comparable votes.

634 same votes 201 different votes 835 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
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 66 No
Migration 95% aligned 84 shared votes
18 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Education 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 43% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 46% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
79 Aye 24 No
Tax 56% aligned 103 shared votes
60 Aye 43 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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