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Alex Sobel vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 920 shared comparable votes.

858 same votes 62 different votes 920 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
89 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
89 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 47 No
Tax 79% aligned 137 shared votes
97 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 8 No
Energy 79% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 16 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 92% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
98
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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