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Alex Sobel vs Julia Buckley

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 Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley
Lab Shrewsbury

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Julia Buckley voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 3 different votes 347 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
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
78.0%
6% above average
Rank 245 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.0% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
251
51.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
34
-130.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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
£246,317
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£246,317
9% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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