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Alex Sobel vs Colum Eastwood

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
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 702 shared comparable votes.

684 same votes 18 different votes 702 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
34 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
34 Aye 88 No
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 4 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 93% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 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 389 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 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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