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Alex Sobel vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,317 shared comparable votes.

1,313 same votes 4 different votes 1,317 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
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
89 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
89 Aye 59 No
61 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
61 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
33 Aye 92 No
39 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
89 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
89 Aye 59 No
61 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
61 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
33 Aye 92 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
55.7% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
764
44.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
87
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
241
+86.4 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
76 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
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
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API