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Ruth Jones vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 362 different votes 370 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
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: 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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