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Blake Stephenson vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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


Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Contributions
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API