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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 1,235 shared comparable votes.

1,229 same votes 6 different votes 1,235 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 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
107 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 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
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
107 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
107 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 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

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,518
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,648
2,372 eligible divisions
823
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
937
56.9% of votes cast
695
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
711
43.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
32
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
133
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
61
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649

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
1
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
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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