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Ben Obese-Jecty vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Ben Obese-Jecty and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 2 different votes 392 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
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 99% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 650
463
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,968
2,406 eligible divisions
218
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
47.3% of votes cast
245
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,037
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

216
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Appearances
134
+41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
277
+115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
254
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£156,927
31% below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
Aye rebel
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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