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Taiwo Owatemi vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 722 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 695 different votes 722 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 7 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 40 No
Migration 5% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
72 Aye 28 No
Tax 2% aligned 100 shared votes
26 Aye 74 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 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
70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 648
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
644
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
751
46.1 % of votes cast
554
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
877
53.9 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
#4
Transport
71 of 87 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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