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Alex Sobel vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,125 shared comparable votes.

1,123 same votes 2 different votes 1,125 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 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
100 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
29 Aye 66 No
43 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
43 Aye 44 No
37 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
100 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
29 Aye 66 No
43 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
43 Aye 44 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
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,496
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
58.2% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

123
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
46
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
166
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
410
+251.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
72 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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
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