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Andy McDonald vs Alex Sobel

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Alex Sobel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,341 shared comparable votes.

1,337 same votes 4 different votes 1,341 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
116 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
116 Aye 68 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
33 Aye 93 No
57 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
57 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
39 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 50 shared votes
40 Aye 10 No
116 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
116 Aye 68 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
33 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
54.2% of votes cast
798
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
696
45.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Appearances
114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
120
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Contributions
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API