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Alex Sobel vs Layla Moran

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 Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Layla Moran voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,107 shared comparable votes.

892 same votes 215 different votes 1,107 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
84 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
84 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 64 No
Migration 99% aligned 98 shared votes
33 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 10 No
Education 41% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 14 No
Housing 61% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 62% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
88 Aye 52 No
Tax 65% aligned 140 shared votes
91 Aye 49 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 389 of 649
Participation
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 471 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,418
2,106 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
57.0 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
610
43.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£297,909
32 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
148 of 194 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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