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Harriet Cross vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Harriet Cross and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
418
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
195
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
223
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
199
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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

£178,612
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£178,612
21 % 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Housing
26 of 31 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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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