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Alex Sobel vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 904 shared comparable votes.

882 same votes 22 different votes 904 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
83 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
83 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Energy 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 88 shared votes
37 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,699 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
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 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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