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Alex Sobel vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,274 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,230 different votes 1,274 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
21 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
54 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 98 shared votes
46 Aye 52 No
12 Aye 14 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 3% aligned 130 shared votes
90 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 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 391 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 136 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,956
2,354 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
932
47.6 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,024
52.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
213
+137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
259
+125.7 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
204 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 169 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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