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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 315 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 0 different votes 315 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

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649

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
12
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
52 of 67 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 322 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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