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Alex Sobel vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and David Reed voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 216 different votes 225 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 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 388 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
120
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
142
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
179
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 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
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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