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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Ian Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 298 different votes 311 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
2 Aye 17 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 28 No
Education 3% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

206
+122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
265
+119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Contributions
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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