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Sir Mel Stride vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 4 different votes 318 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
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 250 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 650
1,878
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
631 eligible divisions
908
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
46.6% of votes cast
970
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
252
53.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
217
+122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
277
+112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
25
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
9
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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API