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Alex Sobel vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Robin Swann voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 252 different votes 319 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 56% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 52% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 4% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 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 391 of 650
Participation
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
1,524
2,126 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
595 eligible divisions
825
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
54.2% of votes cast
699
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
207
45.8% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

116
+30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Appearances
126
+40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
144
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
154
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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