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Alex Sobel vs Catherine Fookes

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 Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 5 different votes 349 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
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 181 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
508
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.4% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
247
48.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
99
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
139
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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