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Alex Sobel vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,026 shared comparable votes.

1,022 same votes 4 different votes 1,026 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
82 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
82 Aye 51 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
46 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
39 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
82 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
82 Aye 51 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
46 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
682
53.1% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
603
46.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

126
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
27
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
170
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
31
-128.5 vs Commons average
Rank 590 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 70 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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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