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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Hilary Benn voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 302 different votes 308 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 17 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
423
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
198
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
225
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

192
+121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
256
+131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
366
+241.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 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
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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