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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Sir Christopher Chope

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


Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 1 different votes 223 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
25 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
25 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
25 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

207
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Appearances
50
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
266
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
43
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API