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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 1 different votes 309 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
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 647
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 647
1,853
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
537 eligible divisions
877
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.2 % of votes cast
976
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
217
53.8 % of votes cast
21
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 647
Appearances
179
+115.4 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 647
119
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 647
Contributions
232
+118.4 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
8
5 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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API