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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 1,146 shared comparable votes.

1,141 same votes 5 different votes 1,146 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
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
89 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
89 Aye 53 No
53 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
53 Aye 50 No
36 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
89 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
89 Aye 53 No
53 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
53 Aye 50 No
36 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
858
57.1% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

123
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
61
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
166
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
422
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
181 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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