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Alex Sobel vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 325 different votes 333 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
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
36 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
36 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
72.3%
same as average
Rank 374 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
45.4% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
114
+19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
169
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
258
+93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 121 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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