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Alex Sobel vs Alicia Kearns

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 Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 781 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 740 different votes 781 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
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 38 No
Migration 7% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 15 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
71 Aye 42 No
Tax 3% aligned 113 shared votes
39 Aye 74 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 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 388 of 649
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
575
49.6% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
584
50.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
132
+48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
2
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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Closure 1 Mar 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 1 Mar 2024
Tax
No
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
No
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