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Alex Sobel vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 241 different votes 247 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
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
353
526 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
45.3 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
193
54.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
95
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Transport
17 of 21 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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