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Alex Sobel vs Bridget Phillipson

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
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,054 shared comparable votes.

1,048 same votes 6 different votes 1,054 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
88 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
88 Aye 64 No
92 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
92 Aye 47 No
42 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
33 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 7 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
88 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
88 Aye 64 No
92 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
92 Aye 47 No
42 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
809
60.0% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
518
+363.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
2
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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