Taiwo Owatemi MP: votes, interests and costs
Taiwo Owatemi represents Coventry North West in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 12 December 2019.
Offices and committees
Taiwo Owatemi sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill | 21 January 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 10 July 2024 | 22 July 2026 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) | Government Equalities Office | 21 September 2021 | 7 September 2022 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Bill [HL] | 9 June 2025 | 24 June 2025 |
| Tobacco and Vapes Bill | 18 December 2024 | 30 January 2025 |
| Energy Bill [HL] | 17 May 2023 | 29 June 2023 |
| Nationality and Borders Bill | 16 September 2021 | 4 November 2021 |
| Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill | 28 June 2021 | 6 July 2021 |
| Petitions Committee | 20 April 2021 | 15 March 2022 |
| International Trade Committee | 8 June 2020 | 13 July 2021 |
| Health and Social Care Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 66e11732d8f4.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Taiwo Owatemi, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1), Shareholdings (1). Latest registration 30 April 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Coventry City Football Club Ltd - £450.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality at a football match
- Value of the benefit: £450.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-03
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-03
- Name of the donor: Coventry City Football Club Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Coventry City Football Club Ltd
Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-04-24
- The type of interest: Other
Shares in Afrika Connekt Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Afrika Connekt Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: A clothing company
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £211,595 for Taiwo Owatemi in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £186,909. IPSA lists office spending of £26,474 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £211,594.87 | £186,908.75 | £198,361.05 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,473.72 | £23,994.89 | £18,759.82 |
| Accommodation: spent | £23,364.26 | £23,400.00 | £22,619.97 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £19,188.15 | £12,697.23 | £8,277.50 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Coventry North West BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent full time), Intern ×4 (fixed term full time), Caseworker ×3 (fixed term full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Communications Officer (fixed term full time), Intern (fixed term part time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Taiwo Owatemi voted in the House of Commons: 493 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 53 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 20 October 2026 Taiwo Owatemi voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No; New Clause 7 No; Amendment 32 No; Amendment 51 No |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax No; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 No; Amendment 1 No; New Clause 25 No |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye; Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No |
| 17 June 2026 to 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye; Allocation of Time motion Teller for the Ayes |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No; New Clause 4 No; New Clause 2 No |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No; New Clause 22 No; New Clause 11 No; New Clause 4 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Teller for the Noes; Amendment 13 Teller for the Noes; Amendment 8 Teller for the Noes; Amendment 3 No |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No; New Clause 14 No; New Clause 13 No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 25 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Taiwo Owatemi since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 11,174 for Taiwo Owatemi in Coventry North West in July 2024, from 19,696 votes on a turnout of 56.0%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Coventry North West figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.