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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 864 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 4 different votes 864 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
80 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
31 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
41 Aye 47 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
80 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
31 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
41 Aye 47 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

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

129
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Appearances
4
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
172
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
4
-157.3 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
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
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 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
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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