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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

206
+122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
265
+119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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