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Alex Sobel vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,132 shared comparable votes.

1,127 same votes 5 different votes 1,132 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
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
89 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
89 Aye 53 No
36 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No
52 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
52 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
89 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
89 Aye 53 No
36 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No
52 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
52 Aye 47 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
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
135
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
418
+275.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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