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Alex Sobel vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Melanie Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 4 different votes 332 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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