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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
Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 902 shared comparable votes.

900 same votes 2 different votes 902 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
21 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 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%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 649
Participation
48.7%
24% below average
Rank 623 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
696
60.2% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
460
39.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
26 years, 2 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

109
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
63
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
137
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
760
+617.6 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649

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
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
61 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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