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Alex Sobel vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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
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Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 189 different votes 226 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
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 28% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 2% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 580 of 649
1,513
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
344
580 eligible divisions
823
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
182
52.9% of votes cast
690
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
162
47.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
3.5% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
55
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
131
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
77
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£196,056
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£196,056
13% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye rebel
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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