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Alex Sobel vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,220 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 2 different votes 1,220 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
117 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
117 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
48 Aye 58 No
25 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
25 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
117 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
117 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
48 Aye 58 No
25 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
25 Aye 66 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 387 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,520
2,119 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,119 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Appearances
26
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
135
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
37
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 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
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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