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Brian Leishman vs Alex Sobel

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth
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Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Alex Sobel voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 6 different votes 312 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
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
54.2% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
696
45.8% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,647
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
10 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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