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Alex Sobel vs Joe Robertson

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
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Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 291 different votes 297 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
45.3% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
54.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
28 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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