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Taiwo Owatemi vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 680 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 655 different votes 680 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
14 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 50 No
Migration 4% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
79 Aye 22 No
Tax 1% aligned 101 shared votes
21 Aye 80 No
22 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
Participation
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
644
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
554
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Appearances
4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648
Contributions
9
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
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
38 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
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