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Alex Sobel vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Andrew Western voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 532 shared comparable votes.

527 same votes 5 different votes 532 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 63 shared votes
19 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 63 shared votes
19 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
1,002 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
356
48.4% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.6% 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
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

121
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
54
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
164
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
331
+174.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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: 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API