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Alex Sobel vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 981 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 2 different votes 981 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
87 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
87 Aye 52 No
29 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
29 Aye 91 No
41 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
41 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
37 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
87 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
87 Aye 52 No
29 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
29 Aye 91 No
41 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
41 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
594
48.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
26
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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