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Alex Sobel vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

1,369 same votes 6 different votes 1,375 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
119 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
119 Aye 69 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
119 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
119 Aye 69 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 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
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
842
45.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
199
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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