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Alex Sobel vs James McMurdock

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
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Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and James McMurdock voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 154 different votes 164 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 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 388 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Appearances
28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
33
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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