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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Chris Murray voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 337 different votes 342 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 9 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 650
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
424
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
564 eligible divisions
198
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.1 % of votes cast
226
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

193
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Appearances
36
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
257
+129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
44
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 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
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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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Voting source Commons Votes API