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Alex Sobel vs Susan Murray

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 Susan Murray
Susan Murray
LD Mid Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Susan Murray voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 173 different votes 215 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
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 47% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 20 No
Tax 2% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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 389 of 649
Participation
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
54.4 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
164
45.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£189,988
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£189,988
16 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API