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Alex Sobel vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 3 different votes 379 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
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
39 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
39 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
63.1%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

128
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
170
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Contributions
546
+382.2 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 31 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 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
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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