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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 303 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 1 different votes 303 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 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
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 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

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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
590 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
46.0% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
235
54.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
161
+77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
142
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
193
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£171,030
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£171,030
24% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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