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Taiwo Owatemi.

Labour Party MP for Coventry North West.

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Taiwo Owatemi
PlaceCoventry North West
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ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
471/573
82% attendance · top 22% of MPs
Party alignment
98%
votes with party majority
Speeches
30
across 8 debates · 2,880 words
Written Qs
0
0 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
23 Jun 2026

Labour Party MP in a politically split seat.

Owatemi's most significant recent act was voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at every stage on 20 June 2025 — one of five rebel votes cast in a single day against her party's majority position. She opposed Third Reading outright, backed a new clause that would have barred applications driven by fear of being a burden or by disability unrelated to a terminal illness, and rejected amendments the bill's sponsor tabled to expand data collection. The pattern is consistent: she sits 47 percentage points below her party on assisted dying access and 33 points above it on restrictions — the sharpest deviations in her profile. Her background as a pharmacist appears to inform a focus on safeguards and palliative care provision rather than access.

Beyond that cluster of votes, Owatemi is a 97.4% party-line voter who participates in 83% of divisions — close to the Commons average. Her stance profile flags low alignment with parliamentary scrutiny (17%), civil liberties (17%), and pro-business positions (13%), while she scores 100% on progressive taxation votes. Her 24 parliamentary contributions have concentrated on health, the economy, and social care. She has served as a teller on National Security (State Threats) Bill divisions, backing the government's position against amendments seeking additional judicial oversight.

Locally, she is credited with campaigning for a £40m investment in Tile Hill and Hillfields and supporting 20mph zones on Coventry streets, though both stories attribute the leading role to others. News coverage over the past 90 days is dominated by culture and sport stories with no MP connection; her average coverage score is near zero. She holds no current committee seats, and her last recorded speech was February 2026.

Background

Taiwo Owatemi is the Labour MP for Coventry North West, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently holds the Government post of Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

§ 01Voting record.471 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation83
Economy77
Crime & Policing47
Employment44
Education37
Welfare and Benefits28
Constitution and Democracy25
Energy23

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Owatemi broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24Yes
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77No
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Yes
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.30 contributions · 8 debates · 2,880 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Culture Community1,586
Education1,586
Immigration1,586
Health1,294
Economy & Jobs1,174
Local Government938
Social Care120
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

7 Jul 2026

Human Rights in Kashmir

Reiterates 50-year UK government policy: Kashmir dispute is for India and Pakistan to resolve through dialogue, taking Kashmiri wishes into account; confirms UK encourages all gove

1,267 words·Read
3 Feb 2025

Business without Debate

Moved all four statutory instrument motions for approval on behalf of the government.

words·Read
Showing 2 of 30·All 30 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Owatemi holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.3 declared interests · £284k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Coventry City Football Club Ltd
3 April 2026
Name of company or organisation: Afrika Connekt Ltd
Name of company or organisation: Afrika Connekt Ltd Nature of business: A clothing company (Registered 7 January 2020)
Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Date interest arose: 24 April 2021 (Registered 21 May 2021)

Source · Members API · Last amended 19 May 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing212,52074.9%
Office Costs28,73710.1%
Accommodation23,3648.2%
Staff Travel14,9325.3%
MP Travel4,1631.5%
Total · 98 claims283,809100%
Showing 6 of 98·All 98 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Owatemi on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.2 contests · 2019, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Coventry North West19,69646.9%Won
2019Coventry North West20,91843.8%Won

2024 — full result, Coventry North West.

CandidateVotes%
Taiwo OwatemiWONLab19,69646.9

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Coventry North West

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 2,880 words
7 Jan 2025 → 7 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
3 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£283,809 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL