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Alex Sobel vs John Healey

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 Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and John Healey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,067 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 3 different votes 1,067 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
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
92 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
92 Aye 42 No
39 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
39 Aye 70 No
32 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
92 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
92 Aye 42 No
39 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
39 Aye 70 No
32 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 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 388 of 649
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
813
56.8% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
619
43.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
46
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
135
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
417
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£320,971
42% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
60 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 91 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 171 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 rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
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
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