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Alex Sobel vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,293 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 5 different votes 1,293 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
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
95 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
50 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
50 Aye 65 No
45 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
45 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
95 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
50 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
50 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
73.4%
2% above average
Rank 338 of 649
1,515
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,368 eligible divisions
823
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
944
54.3% of votes cast
692
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
795
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
44
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
133
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Contributions
51
-88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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 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
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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