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Alex Sobel vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,026 shared comparable votes.

1,024 same votes 2 different votes 1,026 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
85 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
85 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
32 Aye 93 No
49 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
49 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
36 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
85 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
85 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
32 Aye 93 No
49 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
49 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
677
52.8 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
604
47.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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