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Christian Wakeford vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
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Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 355 different votes 359 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
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
198
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
1
-136.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
266
+128.2 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
0
0 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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