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Alex Sobel vs Maria Eagle

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 Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Lab Liverpool Garston

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Maria Eagle voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

1,290 same votes 6 different votes 1,296 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 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
95 Aye 65 No
102 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
102 Aye 51 No
38 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
38 Aye 95 No
51 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
51 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
95 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
95 Aye 65 No
102 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
102 Aye 51 No
38 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
38 Aye 95 No
51 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
51 Aye 58 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.6% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
734
43.4% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
16
-72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
42
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£273,819
21% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
64 of 80 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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