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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 977 shared comparable votes.

973 same votes 4 different votes 977 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
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
82 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
45 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
45 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
38 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
38 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
82 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
45 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
45 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 647
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 647
1,488
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,615 eligible divisions
813
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
658
53.6 % of votes cast
675
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
570
46.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

96
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Appearances
12
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649
118
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Contributions
12
-107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 617 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Defence
52 of 64 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API