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Alex Sobel vs John Lamont

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 Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,308 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,266 different votes 1,308 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
12 Aye 13 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
96 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 160 shared votes
63 Aye 97 No
15 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 95 No
Migration 3% aligned 130 shared votes
93 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 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 391 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
861
48.2 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
924
51.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
141
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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