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Alex Sobel vs Jonathan Davies

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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Jonathan Davies
Lab Mid Derbyshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Jonathan Davies voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 4 different votes 371 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
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.0% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
50.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 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
117
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
169
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
148
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 252 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
£158,767
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£158,767
30% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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