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Alex Sobel vs Jess Phillips

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 Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Jess Phillips voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,236 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 6 different votes 1,236 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
97 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
97 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No
52 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
52 Aye 59 No
26 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
97 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
97 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No
52 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
52 Aye 59 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
1,518
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,372 eligible divisions
823
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
940
57.3% of votes cast
695
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
701
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
52
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
133
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
214
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
1
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
178 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
56 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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