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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 1 different votes 354 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
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 649
427
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,973
2,356 eligible divisions
198
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
941
47.7 % of votes cast
229
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

197
+121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
264
+129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
68
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£156,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API