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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 300 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 296 different votes 300 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
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 333 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
432
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
582 eligible divisions
201
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.6% of votes cast
231
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
189
45.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

205
+125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
67
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
271
+131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Contributions
268
+128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£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
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API