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Alex Sobel vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,022 shared comparable votes.

1,019 same votes 3 different votes 1,022 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
86 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
86 Aye 55 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 No
26 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
49 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 110 shared votes
48 Aye 62 No
86 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
86 Aye 55 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 No
26 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
52.6% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
608
47.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

126
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
38
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
170
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
58
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above 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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API