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Emma Lewell vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 286 different votes 309 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Appearances
204
+122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
74
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
263
+120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
5
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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