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Alex Sobel vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Alex Burghart voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,318 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,273 different votes 1,318 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
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 163 shared votes
65 Aye 98 No
39 Aye 96 No
Migration 3% aligned 135 shared votes
94 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 9 No
Education 2% aligned 46 shared votes
10 Aye 36 No
53 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 113 shared votes
62 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,099 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
863
48.2 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
929
51.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
130
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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