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Alex Sobel vs Leigh Ingham

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 Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Leigh Ingham voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 7 different votes 271 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
16 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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 374 of 650
Participation
63.5%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 650
1,561
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
636 eligible divisions
846
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
49.5% of votes cast
715
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
204
50.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Appearances
124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
171
+1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
152
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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
£240,870
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£240,870
6% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 33 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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