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Alex Sobel vs Kirsteen Sullivan

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 Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Kirsteen Sullivan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 4 different votes 311 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
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
53.3% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
214
46.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API