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Alex Sobel vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ben Coleman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 3 different votes 279 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
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
53.9% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 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
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No 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: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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