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Alex Sobel vs Claire Hanna

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
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Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Claire Hanna voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 597 shared comparable votes.

581 same votes 16 different votes 597 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
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
21 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 86% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 2 No
Education 88% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 16 No
Tax 98% aligned 53 shared votes
38 Aye 15 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
46.8 %
26 % below average
Rank 625 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,594 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
385
51.6 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
361
48.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 648
Appearances
22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
98
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
Contributions
30
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 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
£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,191
33 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Migration
122 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
32 of 50 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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