MP for Coventry North West
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
“A party-loyal Labour MP and government whip who has occasionally rebelled on end-of-life amendments for the Terminally Ill Adults Bill in 2025.”
Taiwo Owatemi is Labour (Co-op) MP for Coventry North West, first elected in 2019. She serves as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of the Treasury) and participates in committee work, including the Health and Social Care Committee (2020–2024) and, from January 2026, the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill committee.
She has 100% party loyalty with attendance above the party average. Her voting shows a generally pro-worker-rights stance, with repeated support for NHS funding, and a tendency to oppose stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. Her record on welfare and taxation is mixed, with votes that reflect a centre-left position.
Declared financial interests include gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; miscellaneous interests; and shareholdings.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
12 positions
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
Since Jan 2026
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Since Jul 2024
Mental Health Bill [HL]
Jun 2025 - Jun 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Energy Bill [HL]
May 2023 - Jun 2023
Shadow Minister (Equalities Office)
Sept 2021 - Sept 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
Sept 2021 - Nov 2021
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
