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Alex Sobel vs Louise Sandher-Jones

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 Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones
Lab North East Derbyshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Louise Sandher-Jones voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 5 different votes 311 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
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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 374 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
1,561
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
636 eligible divisions
846
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.4% of votes cast
715
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
232
49.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
65
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
169
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
211
+43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 157 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
£179,498
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£179,498
21% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
18 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
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
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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