Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Leeds Central and Headingley · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 8295
Email: alex.sobel.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Central and Headingley | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Leeds North West | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
Voting participation
398th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 176 | 74.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 200 | 62.1% |
| 2024 | 200 | 129 | 64.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 171 | 66.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 170 | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 209 | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 137 | 72.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 768 | 71.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 426 | 67.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 47th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 61 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 102 | 77 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 67 | 54 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 96 | 65 | 217 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 111 | 67 | 259 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 81 | 61 | 263 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 82 | 53 | 365 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | Chair | 9 September 2026 | 57 of 57 | 100.0% |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | 9 September 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation 2024–2024
- Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Environmental Audit Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
188th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2017
- – Became MP for Leeds North West
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
2020
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2023
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2024
- – Joined Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
- – Became MP for Leeds Central and Headingley
- – Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2026
- – Became Chair of Human Rights (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
Constituency: Leeds Central and Headingley
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.