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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 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,228 same votes 4 different votes 1,232 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
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 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
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 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
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 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

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,518
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,493
2,117 eligible divisions
823
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
806
54.0% of votes cast
695
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
687
46.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

105
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
76
-4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
133
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
389
+249.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£1,996,509
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
1
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 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