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Alex Sobel vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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 Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 988 shared comparable votes.

976 same votes 12 different votes 988 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
80 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 128 shared votes
80 Aye 48 No
76 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
76 Aye 49 No
47 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
47 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 28 No
Trade 96% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
80 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 128 shared votes
80 Aye 48 No
76 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
76 Aye 49 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
55.1%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
750
56.6% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
576
43.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Brexit / EU
147 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Education
64 of 96 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 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
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Aye
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Jeremy Corbyn's motion K (Labour's alternative plan) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Mr Clarke's motion J (Customs union) 27 Mar 2019
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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