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Alex Sobel vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,223 shared comparable votes.

1,220 same votes 3 different votes 1,223 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
106 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
106 Aye 60 No
95 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
95 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
41 Aye 85 No
42 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
42 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
106 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
106 Aye 60 No
95 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
95 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
41 Aye 85 No
42 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
42 Aye 53 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

121
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
48
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
164
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
52
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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