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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 315 different votes 332 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 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
Appearances
137
+53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Contributions
222
+76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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