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Alex Sobel vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,244 shared comparable votes.

1,240 same votes 4 different votes 1,244 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
99 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
99 Aye 60 No
91 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
91 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
60 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
60 Aye 60 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
99 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
99 Aye 60 No
91 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
91 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
60 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
60 Aye 60 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.2% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
775
45.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
80
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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