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Steve Witherden vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 345 different votes 349 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 2 No
Benefits 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
244
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
227
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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