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Alex Sobel vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,256 shared comparable votes.

1,250 same votes 6 different votes 1,256 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
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
94 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
94 Aye 61 No
60 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
60 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
30 Aye 69 No
37 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
94 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
94 Aye 61 No
60 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
60 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
30 Aye 69 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
948
56.7% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
724
43.3% 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
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
130
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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: New Clause 7 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API