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Alex Sobel vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 2 different votes 370 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
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.0% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
273
51.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
169
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
159
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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