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Alex Sobel vs Kirsty McNeill

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 Kirsty McNeill
Kirsty McNeill
Lab Midlothian

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Kirsty McNeill voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 5 different votes 297 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
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 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 374 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,561
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
636 eligible divisions
846
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
190
46.6% of votes cast
715
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
218
53.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
169
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
199
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£221,671
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£221,671
2% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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