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Alex Sobel vs Jeff 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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Jeff Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,173 same votes 6 different votes 1,179 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
98 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
98 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
46 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
46 Aye 51 No
66 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 96 shared votes
66 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
98 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
98 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
46 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
46 Aye 51 No
66 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 96 shared votes
66 Aye 30 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

119
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
157
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Contributions
70
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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