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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 254 different votes 275 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649
Appearances
207
+124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
33
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Contributions
272
+128.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
9
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
147 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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