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Alex Sobel vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,423 shared comparable votes.

1,418 same votes 5 different votes 1,423 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
122 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
122 Aye 78 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
122 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
122 Aye 78 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API