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Stephen Kinnock vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 362 different votes 368 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
45 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
25 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
25 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

75.4%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,792
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
1,013
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
779
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
443
+297.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
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