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Kate Osborne vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 860 shared comparable votes.

850 same votes 10 different votes 860 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
31 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
31 Aye 93 No
75 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
75 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 97% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
32 Aye 10 No
35 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
31 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 529 of 647
Participation
71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 400 of 647
1,037
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,068 eligible divisions
538
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.8 % of votes cast
499
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
45.2 % of votes cast
14
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

6
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Appearances
87
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 647
6
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Contributions
101
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Migration
130 of 152 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Migration
139 of 161 votes
Defence
48 of 58 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
39 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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