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Taiwo Owatemi vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 901 shared comparable votes.

901 same votes 0 different votes 901 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
98 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
98 Aye 33 No
55 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
55 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
31 Aye 67 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
98 Aye 33 No
55 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
55 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
31 Aye 67 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
644
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
554
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Appearances
30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 648
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648
Contributions
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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