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Alex Sobel vs Damien Egan

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 Damien Egan
Damien Egan
Lab Bristol North East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Damien Egan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 5 different votes 365 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
717 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
46.7% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
272
53.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
169
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
43
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£245,488
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£233,152
3% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Energy
21 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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