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Alex Sobel vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,301 shared comparable votes.

1,298 same votes 3 different votes 1,301 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
107 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
92 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
92 Aye 60 No
61 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
61 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
37 Aye 80 No
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
107 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
92 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
92 Aye 60 No
61 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
61 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
37 Aye 80 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
57.4 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
759
42.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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