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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Joe Powell

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

Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon
vs
Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Joe Powell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 346 different votes 353 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
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 1% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
31 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 650
469
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
627 eligible divisions
218
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
47.6% of votes cast
251
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
247
52.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

217
+122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Appearances
105
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
278
+113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
Contributions
141
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£156,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API