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Kerry McCarthy vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 377 different votes 382 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
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
5 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 650
1,890
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
619 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
218
47.1% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
245
52.9% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
208
+119.2 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
110
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
266
+111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
7
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API