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Alex Sobel vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,155 shared comparable votes.

1,152 same votes 3 different votes 1,155 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
109 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
109 Aye 57 No
80 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
80 Aye 64 No
42 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
42 Aye 51 No
27 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
27 Aye 62 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 97% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
109 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
109 Aye 57 No
80 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
80 Aye 64 No
42 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
42 Aye 51 No
27 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
27 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 400 of 647
Participation
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 647
1,480
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,323 eligible divisions
811
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
56.1 % of votes cast
669
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
688
43.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 647
101
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 647
Contributions
59
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API