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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 263 different votes 267 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 29 No
Tax 2% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 650
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 650
424
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
690
1,061 eligible divisions
198
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
379
54.9 % of votes cast
226
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
311
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

193
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
257
+129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
181
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API