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Fred Thomas vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 292 different votes 297 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 650
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
563 eligible divisions
224
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.8 % of votes cast
161
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
225
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
191
+120.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
46
-80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
255
+129.0 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API