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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 1,083 shared comparable votes.

1,081 same votes 2 different votes 1,083 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 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
85 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
32 Aye 93 No
50 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
50 Aye 63 No
28 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
85 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
85 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
32 Aye 93 No
50 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
50 Aye 63 No
28 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 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
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

126
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
170
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
86
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
50 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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 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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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