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Alex Sobel vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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
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Photograph of Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 5 different votes 370 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
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 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
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.2% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 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
114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
169
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
136
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 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. 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 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
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