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Ms Diane Abbott vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

1,112 same votes 10 different votes 1,122 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 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
99 Aye 57 No
90 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
90 Aye 64 No
37 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
37 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

63.3%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 650
Participation
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
1,523
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
834
54.0% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
711
46.0% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

21
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
119
+30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
25
-129.1 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Contributions
157
+2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
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
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API