Compare

Alex Sobel vs Mr Clive Betts

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 Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,360 shared comparable votes.

1,353 same votes 7 different votes 1,360 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
117 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
117 Aye 73 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
55 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
55 Aye 70 No
40 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
40 Aye 84 No
38 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
117 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
117 Aye 73 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
55 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
55 Aye 70 No
40 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
40 Aye 84 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,541
2,146 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,401 eligible divisions
831
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.8% of votes cast
710
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

117
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
59
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
153
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Contributions
53
-99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 76 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 76 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 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
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API