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Alex Sobel vs Johanna Baxter

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 Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Johanna Baxter voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 4 different votes 381 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
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.5% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
274
50.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
129
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
172
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Contributions
142
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
£135,214
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£135,214
40% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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
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: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API