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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 363 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 359 different votes 363 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 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
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 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
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 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

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Appearances
198
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
100
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Contributions
266
+128.2 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649

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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Education
84 of 96 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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