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Alex Sobel vs Mary Glindon

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 Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mary Glindon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,231 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 13 different votes 1,231 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
100 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
100 Aye 71 No
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
50 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
50 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
24 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
100 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
100 Aye 71 No
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
50 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
50 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
24 Aye 64 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 178 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,942
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,057
54.4% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
885
45.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
30
1.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

119
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
157
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
50
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 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
£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£295,191
31% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Defence
69 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Transport
87 of 96 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye rebel
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye rebel
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
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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