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Alex Sobel vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,288 shared comparable votes.

1,285 same votes 3 different votes 1,288 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
91 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
91 Aye 65 No
97 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
97 Aye 57 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
49 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
49 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
91 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
91 Aye 65 No
97 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
97 Aye 57 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
49 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
49 Aye 61 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
935
54.0% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
797
46.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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