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Bob Blackman vs Ben Obese-Jecty

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
8
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

Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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