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Alex Sobel vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

1,352 same votes 2 different votes 1,354 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
103 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
40 Aye 96 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
103 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
40 Aye 96 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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