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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon
vs
Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Alex Burghart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
Participation
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 90 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,121 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
48.2% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
935
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Contributions
136
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£156,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
45 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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