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Sir John Whittingdale vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% 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

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
206
+122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Contributions
265
+119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
9
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API