Alex Sobel’s voting in Parliament

Alex Sobel is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

This is a selection of Alex Sobel’s votes.

• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 15 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2017–2018
• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2018

We have lots more plain English analysis of Alex Sobel’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Alex Sobel’s full vote analysis page for more.

Alex Sobel has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 23 May 2018

Recent appearances

• House of Lords: Abolition — [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair] 18 Jun 2018

  I agree that we need to abolish the Lords and start again, but we have seen that we need a bicameral Parliament. The Lord Speaker’s Committee has broad agreement in the Lords, so it should be seen as a starting point. If we made a radical proposal, the Lords themselves would vote it down and we would not get any further. To quote Voltaire, I do not think we should let the perfect be the...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Personal Care Services: Apprentices 15 Jun 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the professional apprenticeship standard for beauty therapy to be published.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Insects: Yorkshire and the Humber 15 Jun 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the health of wild pollinating insects in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Leeds North West

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Social Media

• @alexsobel

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Ministry of Justice
• Armed Forces: Housing
• Carillion
• Asylum
• Asylum: Housing
• Air Pollution

Currently held offices

• Member, Backbench Business Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Greg Mulholland
• Harold Best
• Keith Hampson
• Donald Kaberry

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Ivory Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 85 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Alex Sobel’s speeches
• Has received answers to 441 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 84.49% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 120 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Alex Sobel’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 46 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)