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Rebecca Smith vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 1 different votes 329 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
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
5
4 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
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
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: 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
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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