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Alex Sobel vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Christine Jardine voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,096 shared comparable votes.

924 same votes 172 different votes 1,096 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
91 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
91 Aye 67 No
21 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 89 No
Migration 99% aligned 124 shared votes
34 Aye 90 No
32 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 9 No
Education 37% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 59% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
95 Aye 48 No
Tax 68% aligned 143 shared votes
89 Aye 54 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 389 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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