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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 1,303 shared comparable votes.

1,300 same votes 3 different votes 1,303 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 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 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
39 Aye 10 No
116 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 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

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
810
55.0 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
664
45.0 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648

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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
139 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API