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Debbie Abrahams vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 314 different votes 322 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
905
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
761
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
4
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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