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Alex Sobel vs Seema Malhotra

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

1,160 same votes 5 different votes 1,165 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
94 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
94 Aye 67 No
102 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
102 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
37 Aye 92 No
35 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
26 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
94 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
94 Aye 67 No
102 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
102 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
37 Aye 92 No
35 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 400 of 647
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 647
1,480
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
811
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
56.4 % of votes cast
669
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
689
43.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

87
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 647
Appearances
54
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 647
101
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 647
Contributions
312
+198.4 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API