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Liz Twist vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Alex Sobel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,285 shared comparable votes.

1,281 same votes 4 different votes 1,285 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
99 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
99 Aye 68 No
87 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
87 Aye 61 No
35 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
35 Aye 81 No
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
99 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
99 Aye 68 No
87 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
87 Aye 61 No
35 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
35 Aye 81 No
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
974
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
54.2% of votes cast
820
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
696
45.8% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
151
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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