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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 192 different votes 210 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 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

208
+125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
273
+130.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Contributions
350
+207.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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