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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 336 different votes 341 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 17 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
75.4%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
431
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,783
2,366 eligible divisions
200
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
57.4% of votes cast
231
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
759
42.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

201
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
Appearances
50
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
267
+129.9 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
30
-107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
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
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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