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Alex Sobel vs Mary Creagh

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 Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mary Creagh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 593 shared comparable votes.

587 same votes 6 different votes 593 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
71 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 110 shared votes
71 Aye 39 No
54 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
54 Aye 50 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 14 No
Trade 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
71 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 110 shared votes
71 Aye 39 No
54 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
54 Aye 50 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 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
63.7%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
619 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
52.0% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
189
48.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
164
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
244
+89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£173,551
23% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
29 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
33 of 42 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 114 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
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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