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Alex Sobel vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,381 shared comparable votes.

1,375 same votes 6 different votes 1,381 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
112 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
94 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
94 Aye 67 No
39 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
39 Aye 94 No
57 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
57 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
112 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
94 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
94 Aye 67 No
39 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
39 Aye 94 No
57 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
57 Aye 59 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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