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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
427
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
198
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
229
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

195
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
263
+125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Contributions
170
+32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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