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Mr Toby Perkins vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
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Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 318 different votes 325 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
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
959
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
774
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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