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Alex Sobel vs Mr David Lammy

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
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Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 895 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 2 different votes 895 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
90 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
90 Aye 65 No
75 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
75 Aye 26 No
36 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
90 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
90 Aye 65 No
75 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
75 Aye 26 No
36 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
60.3 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
818
+709.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
37 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API