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Alex Sobel vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 2 different votes 352 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
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 157 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.4% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
169
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
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
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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