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Alex Sobel vs Rachel Reeves

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 Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

938 same votes 3 different votes 941 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
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
87 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
87 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
23 Aye 83 No
28 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 13 No
Benefits 94% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
87 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
87 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
23 Aye 83 No
28 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 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
50.0%
22% below average
Rank 623 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
686
57.0% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
518
43.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

128
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
67
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
172
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
535
+373.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
166 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 94 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 4 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
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