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Alex Sobel vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,328 shared comparable votes.

1,322 same votes 6 different votes 1,328 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
117 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
117 Aye 58 No
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
40 Aye 87 No
50 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
50 Aye 56 No
36 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
117 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
117 Aye 58 No
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
40 Aye 87 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
993
56.1% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
778
43.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% 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
142
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
234
+79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API