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Alex Sobel vs Nick Timothy

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
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Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Nick Timothy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 241 different votes 245 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
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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 389 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
5 registered categories
1
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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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