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Dame Karen Bradley vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 0 different votes 232 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
16 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 648
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 648
1,557
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
526 eligible divisions
724
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
45.4 % of votes cast
833
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
215
54.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
Appearances
170
+109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
41
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Contributions
221
+112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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