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Alex Sobel vs Nadia Whittome

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 Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Nadia Whittome voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 940 shared comparable votes.

927 same votes 13 different votes 940 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
78 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
78 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 93 shared votes
34 Aye 59 No
15 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 122 shared votes
29 Aye 93 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
67.2%
5% below average
Rank 468 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,134
1,687 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
582
51.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
552
48.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
60
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 495 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
£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£284,746
26% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 70 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 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 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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