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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 271 different votes 274 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 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 327 of 647
Participation
71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 647
396
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
529 eligible divisions
181
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
55.7 % of votes cast
215
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
168
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

175
+113.0 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 647
Appearances
73
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 647
229
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 647
Contributions
408
+296.7 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£156,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API