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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 359 different votes 363 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 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
427
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
198
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
229
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API