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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 1,226 shared comparable votes.

1,222 same votes 4 different votes 1,226 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 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
99 Aye 59 No
90 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
90 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
99 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
99 Aye 59 No
90 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
90 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,519
2,118 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,373 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
695
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

107
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Appearances
69
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
135
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
84
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API