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Alex Sobel vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Emma Lewell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,226 shared comparable votes.

1,210 same votes 16 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
104 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
49 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
49 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
82 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 143 shared votes
85 Aye 58 No
104 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
49 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
49 Aye 50 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
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
941
55.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
760
44.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

119
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
77
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
157
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
78
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
76 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Transport
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
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
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API