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Alex Sobel vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 3 different votes 347 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
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API