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Jess Phillips vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 270 different votes 276 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,635
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
939
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
696
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
245
+106.7 vs Commons average
Rank 83 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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