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Alex Sobel vs Rupert Lowe

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 Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 129 different votes 131 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
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API