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Alex Sobel vs Chris Evans

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 Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Chris Evans voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,292 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 4 different votes 1,292 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
98 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
32 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
32 Aye 85 No
48 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
48 Aye 60 No
38 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
98 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
32 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
32 Aye 85 No
48 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
48 Aye 60 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
71.6%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,722
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
54.9% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
776
45.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
23
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
29
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 590 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
56 of 67 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
58 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
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