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Alex Sobel vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,206 shared comparable votes.

1,200 same votes 6 different votes 1,206 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
96 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
96 Aye 62 No
88 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
88 Aye 60 No
34 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
34 Aye 79 No
48 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
48 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
96 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
96 Aye 62 No
88 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
88 Aye 60 No
34 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
34 Aye 79 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 386 of 649
Participation
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 649
1,520
2,119 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,620
2,374 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
732
45.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
20
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
135
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
20
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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