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Alice Macdonald vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 350 different votes 355 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
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 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

84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 99 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
488
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
241
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
247
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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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