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Alex Sobel vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,324 shared comparable votes.

1,315 same votes 9 different votes 1,324 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
99 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
99 Aye 67 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
55 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
55 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
90 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 154 shared votes
91 Aye 63 No
99 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
99 Aye 67 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 650
Participation
73.1%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
1,541
2,146 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,401 eligible divisions
831
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
54.9% of votes cast
710
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
792
45.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

118
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
99
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
155
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
153
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 81 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 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 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API