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Alex Sobel vs Rushanara Ali

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
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Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,323 shared comparable votes.

1,317 same votes 6 different votes 1,323 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
112 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
41 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
41 Aye 87 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
112 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
41 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
41 Aye 87 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 388 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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