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Alex Sobel vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

1,132 same votes 3 different votes 1,135 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
89 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
89 Aye 65 No
38 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
38 Aye 95 No
87 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
51 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
51 Aye 52 No
33 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
89 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
89 Aye 65 No
38 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
38 Aye 95 No
87 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
51 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
51 Aye 52 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
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

123
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
93
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
166
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
1,172
+1013.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 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 rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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