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Alex Sobel vs Rachel Taylor

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 Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 6 different votes 340 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 374 of 650
Participation
77.8%
6% above average
Rank 246 of 650
1,561
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
636 eligible divisions
846
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
48.7% of votes cast
715
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
141
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
169
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
202
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 32 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
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
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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