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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Jo Platt voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 358 different votes 365 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 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
463
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
620 eligible divisions
218
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
245
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

216
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Appearances
29
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
277
+115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
48
-114.0 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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