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Alex Sobel vs James MacCleary

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 James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and James MacCleary voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 185 different votes 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
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 24% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 4% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 14% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 564 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
51.0 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
172
49.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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