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Alex Sobel vs Ed Miliband

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


Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

990 same votes 5 different votes 995 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
88 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
88 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
25 Aye 91 No
74 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
74 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
19 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
88 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
88 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
25 Aye 91 No
74 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
74 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 647
Participation
55.3 %
18 % below average
Rank 603 of 647
1,488
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,291
2,333 eligible divisions
813
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.3 % of votes cast
675
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

96
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Appearances
42
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
118
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Contributions
444
+324.9 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Defence
52 of 64 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API