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Alex Sobel vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,397 shared comparable votes.

1,391 same votes 6 different votes 1,397 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
116 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
116 Aye 75 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
40 Aye 96 No
59 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
59 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
116 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
116 Aye 75 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
40 Aye 96 No
59 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
59 Aye 65 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 77 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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