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Alex Sobel vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Lucy Powell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

1,179 same votes 6 different votes 1,185 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
106 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
106 Aye 53 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
25 Aye 75 No
41 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
41 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
106 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
106 Aye 53 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
25 Aye 75 No
41 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
41 Aye 55 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 499 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

119
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
157
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Contributions
223
+68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
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