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Alex Sobel vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 4 different votes 341 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
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
52.6% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
47.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Education
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 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 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API