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Alex Sobel vs Harpreet Uppal

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 Harpreet Uppal
Harpreet Uppal
Lab Huddersfield

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Harpreet Uppal voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 4 different votes 378 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
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
91.0%
19% above average
Rank 14 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
620 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
48.8% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
289
51.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
58
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
172
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Contributions
73
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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
£137,037
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£137,037
39% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API