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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 354 different votes 360 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

208
+126.3 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
72
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
273
+130.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Contributions
91
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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