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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 333 different votes 335 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
76.2%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
431
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
580 eligible divisions
200
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0% of votes cast
231
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

201
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
267
+129.9 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
25
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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