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Alex Sobel vs Mr Jonathan Brash

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 Mr Jonathan Brash
Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Jonathan Brash voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 0 different votes 273 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
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
75.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 312 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
526 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
47.2 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
209
52.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
1.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
102
+41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
126
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,030
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,030
24 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API