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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 307 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 301 different votes 307 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
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
Most different by topic
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
204
+122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
56
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Contributions
263
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649

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
6
3 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 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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