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Alex Sobel vs Deirdre Costigan

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
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Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 5 different votes 356 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
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 14 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
573
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
293
51.1% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
280
48.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
169
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
128
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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