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Taiwo Owatemi vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 886 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 847 different votes 886 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
13 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 8 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 3% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
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
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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