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Alex Sobel vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,291 shared comparable votes.

1,285 same votes 6 different votes 1,291 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
99 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
99 Aye 68 No
93 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
93 Aye 65 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
99 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
99 Aye 68 No
93 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
93 Aye 65 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
973
55.7% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
773
44.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
80 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 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 2 13 Jun 2025
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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
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 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