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Alex Sobel vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

845 same votes 4 different votes 849 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
80 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
80 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
31 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
80 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
80 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
31 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 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 388 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
137
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
41 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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