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Alex Sobel vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 842 shared comparable votes.

654 same votes 188 different votes 842 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
20 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 77 No
Migration 99% aligned 105 shared votes
27 Aye 78 No
22 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 10 No
Education 31% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
65 Aye 43 No
Tax 54% aligned 108 shared votes
69 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 24 No
Defence 64% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 66% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 67% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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