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Edward Argar vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
205
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
264
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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
209 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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