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David Simmonds vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
7
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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