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Alex Sobel vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Liz Kendall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,171 same votes 8 different votes 1,179 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
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
100 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
41 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
41 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
37 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
100 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
41 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
41 Aye 74 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,543
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
56.9% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
665
43.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

119
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
157
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Contributions
483
+328.2 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
126 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
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
Aye
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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