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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Mike Reader

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
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Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Mike Reader voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 302 different votes 321 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.2% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
207
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

205
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
Appearances
71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
264
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£156,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 29 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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: 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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