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Esther McVey vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 0 different votes 219 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
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.2 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
217
53.8 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
179
+115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
232
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
6
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
66 of 84 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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API