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Alex Sobel vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,421 shared comparable votes.

1,415 same votes 6 different votes 1,421 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
118 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
118 Aye 64 No
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
41 Aye 96 No
60 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
60 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
118 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
118 Aye 64 No
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
41 Aye 96 No
60 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
60 Aye 66 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 389 of 649
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
859
44.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 13 25 Oct 2023
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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