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Alex Sobel vs Rachel Gilmour

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 Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
LD Tiverton and Minehead

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Rachel Gilmour voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 130 different votes 164 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
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 31% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 13 No
Defence 19% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 2% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
42.3 %
30 % below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
243
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
133
54.7 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
110
45.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
3
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
129
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
138
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
£174,467
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,467
23 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 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
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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