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Anna Gelderd vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Anna Gelderd
Anna Gelderd
Lab South East Cornwall
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Anna Gelderd and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 2 different votes 292 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
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
415
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
196
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
54.1% of votes cast
219
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
714
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
91
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£153,512
32% below average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API