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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 1,216 shared comparable votes.

1,212 same votes 4 different votes 1,216 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
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
94 Aye 60 No
99 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
30 Aye 90 No
49 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
49 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
94 Aye 60 No
99 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
30 Aye 90 No
49 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
49 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
55.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

121
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
52
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
164
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
69
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API