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Gareth Bacon vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 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
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
714
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
740
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Appearances
205
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
79
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 649
Contributions
264
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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