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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
vs
Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Christine Jardine voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,077 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 158 different votes 1,077 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
8 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 16 No
Defence 65% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
95 Aye 45 No
Tax 69% aligned 140 shared votes
86 Aye 54 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
98
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648

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
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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