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Alex Sobel vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Matt Rodda voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,405 shared comparable votes.

1,400 same votes 5 different votes 1,405 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
93 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
93 Aye 65 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
53 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
53 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
116 Aye 63 No
Tax 99% aligned 179 shared votes
115 Aye 64 No
93 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
93 Aye 65 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
53 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
53 Aye 64 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 389 of 649
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,106 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
941
54.7 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
779
45.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No rebel
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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