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Priti Patel vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 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
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
795
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % 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

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Tax
217 of 321 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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