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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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 Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
439
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
205
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
47.8% of votes cast
234
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
971
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% 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
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
265
+119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Contributions
90
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 91 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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