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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 1,416 shared comparable votes.

1,411 same votes 5 different votes 1,416 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 388 of 649
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,121 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
791
45.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649

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
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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