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Kanishka Narayan vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 3 different votes 320 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
481
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
253
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
54.1% of votes cast
228
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
714
45.9% of votes cast
6
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
320
+155.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18% 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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