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Alex Sobel vs Mike Kane

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 Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mike Kane voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,298 shared comparable votes.

1,289 same votes 9 different votes 1,298 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
101 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
101 Aye 57 No
87 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
87 Aye 65 No
39 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
39 Aye 86 No
61 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
61 Aye 59 No
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 99% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
101 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
101 Aye 57 No
87 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
87 Aye 65 No
39 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
39 Aye 86 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
72.3%
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
56.5% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
757
43.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014

Debates

118
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
38
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
155
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
51
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£291,311
29% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 81 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 81 votes
#3
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
139 of 171 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
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
No rebel
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
Aye
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Abortion 23 Oct 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API