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Alex Sobel vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,281 shared comparable votes.

1,275 same votes 6 different votes 1,281 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
100 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
100 Aye 59 No
89 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
89 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
41 Aye 90 No
52 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
52 Aye 56 No
35 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 15 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
100 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
100 Aye 59 No
89 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
89 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
41 Aye 90 No
52 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
52 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,688
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
932
55.2% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
72
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
521
+366.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API