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Matt Western vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 293 different votes 298 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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