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John McDonnell vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,357 shared comparable votes.

1,337 same votes 20 different votes 1,357 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
113 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
113 Aye 65 No
91 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
91 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 15 No
Education 88% aligned 49 shared votes
40 Aye 9 No
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 96% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 15 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 112 shared votes
49 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
54.5 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
687
45.5 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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