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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 1,110 shared comparable votes.

1,105 same votes 5 different votes 1,110 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
20 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
20 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

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 647
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 647
1,480
2,069 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,324 eligible divisions
811
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
57.7 % of votes cast
669
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
618
42.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 647
Appearances
38
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 647
104
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 647
Contributions
265
+149.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 647

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
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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