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Alex Sobel vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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 Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Con North Cotswolds

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,194 different votes 1,235 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
23 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 14 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
47 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 107 shared votes
62 Aye 45 No
34 Aye 93 No
Migration 3% aligned 127 shared votes
91 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 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 391 of 649
Participation
80.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,889
2,354 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
898
47.5 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
40
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
54
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,269
11 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
6 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 169 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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