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Alex Sobel vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,364 shared comparable votes.

1,357 same votes 7 different votes 1,364 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
115 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
115 Aye 64 No
92 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
38 Aye 94 No
55 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
55 Aye 59 No
38 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
43 Aye 8 No
Education 98% aligned 51 shared votes
42 Aye 9 No
115 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
115 Aye 64 No
92 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
38 Aye 94 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,541
2,146 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,401 eligible divisions
831
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
55.1% of votes cast
710
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

117
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
91
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
153
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Contributions
116
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 76 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
No
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API