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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 354 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 347 different votes 354 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
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
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 650
469
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,872
2,413 eligible divisions
218
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,058
56.5% of votes cast
251
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

216
+122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Appearances
70
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
277
+114.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
400
+237.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
6
4 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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