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Alex Sobel vs Dan Jarvis

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 Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,063 shared comparable votes.

1,055 same votes 8 different votes 1,063 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
85 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
85 Aye 57 No
38 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 No
32 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
81 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 138 shared votes
82 Aye 56 No
85 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
85 Aye 57 No
38 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 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
61.0%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
833
56.8% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
633
43.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
805
+650.4 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
54 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
160 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
63 of 96 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 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
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API