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Chris Bloore vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 325 different votes 330 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
211
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
222
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
206
+124.3 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
127
-15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
271
+128.8 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
2
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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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