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Valerie Vaz vs Taiwo Owatemi

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 938 shared comparable votes.

938 same votes 0 different votes 938 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
98 Aye 37 No
56 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
56 Aye 55 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
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
98 Aye 37 No
56 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
56 Aye 55 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
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,843
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
808
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Appearances
4
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
14
-147.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
4
-157.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Transport
81 of 96 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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