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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 922 shared comparable votes.

922 same votes 0 different votes 922 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
98 Aye 36 No
55 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
55 Aye 52 No
32 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
32 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
98 Aye 36 No
55 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
55 Aye 52 No
32 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
32 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
659
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
578
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
13
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

5
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
5
-140.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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