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Deirdre Costigan vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

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Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 322 different votes 327 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

94.5 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 648
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 648
497
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
526 eligible divisions
259
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
45.4 % of votes cast
238
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
215
54.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 648
Appearances
170
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 648
Contributions
221
+113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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