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Chris Murray vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Chris Murray and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 336 different votes 341 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 650
445
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
563 eligible divisions
218
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.8 % of votes cast
227
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
53.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
191
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
255
+129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,520
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£194,520
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
4
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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Voting source Commons Votes API