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Charlie Dewhirst vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
32 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
32 Aye 50 No
10 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
32 Aye 50 No
10 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
381
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 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

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 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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