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Alex Sobel vs Steve Yemm

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 Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Steve Yemm voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 5 different votes 389 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
37 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
37 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 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
92.9%
21% above average
Rank 7 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
576
620 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
290
50.3% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
286
49.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
94
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
172
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Contributions
118
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£179,690
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£179,690
21% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
42 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
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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