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Alex Sobel vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Richard Burgon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,408 shared comparable votes.

1,391 same votes 17 different votes 1,408 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
114 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
114 Aye 70 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 12 No
Education 92% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
62 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 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 385 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,536
2,141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,916
2,396 eligible divisions
830
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.6% of votes cast
706
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
869
45.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
45
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
83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
95
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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
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