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Alex Sobel vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 967 different votes 994 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
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
84 Aye 52 No
Tax 1% aligned 136 shared votes
50 Aye 86 No
47 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 108 shared votes
60 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 130 shared votes
94 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 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
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
161
+100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
231
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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