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Alex Sobel vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ian Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 996 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 11 different votes 996 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
87 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
87 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
40 Aye 7 No
Education 96% aligned 47 shared votes
38 Aye 9 No
49 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 102 shared votes
48 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 99% aligned 121 shared votes
36 Aye 85 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
54.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
103
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
57 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye 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
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
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