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Alex Sobel vs Ben Lake

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 Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ben Lake voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,215 shared comparable votes.

1,073 same votes 142 different votes 1,215 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
92 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
92 Aye 67 No
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
38 Aye 97 No
Migration 99% aligned 135 shared votes
36 Aye 99 No
34 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 1 No
Education 62% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 32 No
Defence 71% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
100 Aye 60 No
Tax 74% aligned 160 shared votes
113 Aye 47 No
13 Aye 11 No
Energy 79% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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