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Alex Sobel vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Ed Davey voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

865 same votes 144 different votes 1,009 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
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 65 No
Migration 98% aligned 102 shared votes
35 Aye 67 No
15 Aye 29 No
Trade 95% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 6 No
Education 40% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
85 Aye 45 No
Tax 68% aligned 130 shared votes
83 Aye 47 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 75% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 77% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 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 389 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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