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Alex Sobel vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 5 different votes 451 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
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 92% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
626
789 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
319
51.0% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
307
49.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

126
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
82
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
170
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
93
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
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
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
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