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Alex Sobel vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 992 shared comparable votes.

988 same votes 4 different votes 992 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
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
78 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 No
47 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
47 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
22 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
78 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 No
47 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
47 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
22 Aye 76 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
53.1%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,278
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
57.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
546
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

128
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
79
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
172
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
871
+709.4 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
182 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
59 of 94 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
107 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 56 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API