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Ruth Cadbury vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 331 different votes 335 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % 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

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
3
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Education
78 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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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