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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 1,323 shared comparable votes.

1,318 same votes 5 different votes 1,323 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
95 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
95 Aye 65 No
95 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
51 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
95 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
95 Aye 65 No
95 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
51 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.0% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% 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
52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£2,012,777
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
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API