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Alex Sobel vs Joani Reid

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 Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Ind East Kilbride and Strathaven

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Joani Reid voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 5 different votes 219 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
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
321
526 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
142
44.2 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
179
55.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 648
Appearances
17
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 648
98
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
Contributions
20
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 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
£199,569
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£199,569
12 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Transport
20 of 21 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
29 of 31 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
79 of 108 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment 28 Jan 2026
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API