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Alex Sobel vs Shockat Adam

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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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Shockat Adam voted the same way 51% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 117 different votes 239 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
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 75% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 62% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 6 No
Education 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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 389 of 649
Participation
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
54.2 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
154
45.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
Appearances
173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
129
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Contributions
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 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
£230,874
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,874
2 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 34 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Education
31 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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