Compare

Alex Sobel vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 4 different votes 450 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
22 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
22 Aye 57 No
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
22 Aye 57 No
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
603
958 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
46.6% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
322
53.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

126
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
47
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
170
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
106
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Energy
23 of 32 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API