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Alex Sobel vs Rachael Maskell

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 Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,468 shared comparable votes.

1,454 same votes 14 different votes 1,468 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
123 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
123 Aye 77 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
41 Aye 97 No
60 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
60 Aye 67 No
32 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
36 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
45 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 57 shared votes
44 Aye 13 No
123 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
123 Aye 77 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 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 110 of 650
1,530
2,135 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,390 eligible divisions
829
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,089
54.3% of votes cast
701
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
918
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

116
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
261
+174.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
318
+166.6 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
89 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
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
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
No rebel
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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 Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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