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Alex Sobel vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 2 different votes 306 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 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
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API