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Alex Sobel vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 4 different votes 401 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 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
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

129
+36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
172
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Contributions
635
+473.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
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
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API