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Chris Elmore vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 308 different votes 314 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
24 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
24 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
817
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
239
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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