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Alex Sobel vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,326 shared comparable votes.

1,320 same votes 6 different votes 1,326 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
104 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
91 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
91 Aye 60 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
45 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
45 Aye 57 No
24 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
104 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
91 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
91 Aye 60 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
45 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
45 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 649
Participation
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
995
54.9% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
817
45.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
239
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Housing
58 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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