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Alex Sobel vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,298 same votes 4 different votes 1,302 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
101 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
101 Aye 72 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
39 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
39 Aye 84 No
44 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
44 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
101 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
101 Aye 72 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
39 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
39 Aye 84 No
44 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
44 Aye 65 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
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 649
1,515
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,750
2,368 eligible divisions
823
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
54.9% of votes cast
692
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
790
45.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
67
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
133
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Contributions
56
-83.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API