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Chris Bryant vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,153 shared comparable votes.

1,144 same votes 9 different votes 1,153 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
99 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
27 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
39 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
99 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 650
Participation
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
1,588
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
899
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
834
54.0% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
711
46.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

104
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
119
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
641
+486.2 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
157
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Defence
52 of 71 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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