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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 1,295 shared comparable votes.

1,291 same votes 4 different votes 1,295 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
33 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
33 Aye 92 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 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
33 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
33 Aye 92 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
71.7%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,515
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,368 eligible divisions
823
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
56.0% of votes cast
692
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
747
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
83
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
133
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Contributions
111
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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
1
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
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API