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Alex Sobel vs Dr Caroline 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 Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,293 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,251 different votes 1,293 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
22 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
55 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
95 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 160 shared votes
63 Aye 97 No
33 Aye 8 No
Education 2% aligned 41 shared votes
9 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
18 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 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
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,820
2,194 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
48.7 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
933
51.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 7 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
130
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
333
+199.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
204 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 162 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 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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