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Alex Sobel vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and John Cooper voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 235 different votes 242 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
18 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
86
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
106
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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