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Alex Sobel vs Dawn Butler

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 Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dawn Butler voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,122 same votes 5 different votes 1,127 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
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
93 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
28 Aye 69 No
45 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
45 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 97% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
93 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
28 Aye 69 No
45 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
45 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
63.8%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,536
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
849
55.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
687
44.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

123
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
58
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
166
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
61
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
173 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Transport
73 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Education
72 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 94 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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