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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Catherine West voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 253 different votes 259 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
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 2% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 650
424
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,726
2,351 eligible divisions
198
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
937
54.3 % of votes cast
226
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

194
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Appearances
42
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
258
+129.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
72
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£156,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API