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Alex Sobel vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,341 shared comparable votes.

1,333 same votes 8 different votes 1,341 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
109 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
54 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
54 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 14 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
109 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 650
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 650
1,541
2,146 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,401 eligible divisions
831
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
56.3% of votes cast
710
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

116
+29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
111
+24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
152
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
416
+264.8 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
2
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
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 76 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 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
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 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