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Alex Sobel vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,152 shared comparable votes.

1,148 same votes 4 different votes 1,152 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
93 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 No
99 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
99 Aye 50 No
30 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
30 Aye 90 No
48 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
48 Aye 46 No
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
93 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 No
99 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
99 Aye 50 No
30 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
30 Aye 90 No
48 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
48 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 400 of 647
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
1,480
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,513
2,323 eligible divisions
811
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
848
56.0 % of votes cast
669
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
665
44.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

87
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 647
Appearances
33
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 647
101
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 647
Contributions
47
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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