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Alex Sobel vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,276 shared comparable votes.

1,270 same votes 6 different votes 1,276 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
109 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
32 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
109 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
32 Aye 67 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 384 of 649
Participation
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
1,518
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,921
2,372 eligible divisions
823
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
55.8% of votes cast
695
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
849
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
30
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
133
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Contributions
38
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 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 2 13 Jun 2025
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 rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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