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Alex Sobel vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

911 same votes 67 different votes 978 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
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 7 No
Education 85% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
44 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 98 shared votes
37 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 87% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % 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
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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