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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 0 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
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.2 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
217
53.8 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 647
Appearances
179
+115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
232
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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