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Alex Sobel vs Emma Hardy

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 Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Emma Hardy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,246 shared comparable votes.

1,242 same votes 4 different votes 1,246 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
102 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
102 Aye 54 No
94 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
94 Aye 61 No
49 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
49 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
27 Aye 80 No
39 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
102 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
102 Aye 54 No
94 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
94 Aye 61 No
49 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
49 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
27 Aye 80 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,511
2,150 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
53.7% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
700
46.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
85
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
435
+280.4 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API