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Alex Sobel vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,176 same votes 3 different votes 1,179 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
93 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
93 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
94 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
39 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
42 Aye 50 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
93 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
93 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
94 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
39 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
42 Aye 50 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
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
57.7% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
659
42.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
35
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
135
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
255
+112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
184 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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 rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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