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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 1,301 shared comparable votes.

1,295 same votes 6 different votes 1,301 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 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
117 Aye 57 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
49 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
49 Aye 53 No
43 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
43 Aye 10 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 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
117 Aye 57 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

71.7%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
73.4%
2% above average
Rank 340 of 649
1,515
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,737
2,368 eligible divisions
823
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
984
56.6% of votes cast
692
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
753
43.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
113
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 649
133
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Contributions
155
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,571,517
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
1
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 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API