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Dr Ben Spencer vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 4 different votes 398 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 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
1,388
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
620 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
218
47.1% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
245
52.9% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
216
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
234
+72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
277
+115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API