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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 200 different votes 204 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 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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

205
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
264
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API