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Alex Sobel vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Olivia Blake voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 960 shared comparable votes.

956 same votes 4 different votes 960 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
88 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
88 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
38 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
28 Aye 52 No
39 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
39 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
88 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
88 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
38 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
28 Aye 52 No
39 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
39 Aye 11 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 647
1,488
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,209
1,615 eligible divisions
813
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
52.4 % of votes cast
675
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
575
47.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % 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
27
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
118
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Contributions
35
-84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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
Education
65 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Defence
52 of 64 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API