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Alex Sobel vs Mr Peter Bedford

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 257 different votes 263 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
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 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
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % 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
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API