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Alex Sobel vs Ian Murray

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 Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ian Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,233 same votes 7 different votes 1,240 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
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
99 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
99 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
38 Aye 96 No
51 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
51 Aye 57 No
38 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
38 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
99 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
99 Aye 49 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
71.0%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
944
55.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
763
44.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

119
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
74
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
157
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
151
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 221 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Brexit / EU
192 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
63 of 81 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
Aye
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
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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