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Taiwo Owatemi vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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
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Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 945 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 913 different votes 945 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
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 18 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
58 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 109 shared votes
51 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 67 No
Migration 1% aligned 96 shared votes
66 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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