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Alex Sobel vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,257 shared comparable votes.

1,254 same votes 3 different votes 1,257 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
104 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
104 Aye 57 No
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
39 Aye 95 No
54 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
54 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
104 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
104 Aye 57 No
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
39 Aye 95 No
54 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
54 Aye 59 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 384 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
1,518
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,117 eligible divisions
823
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.2% of votes cast
695
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
657
44.8% 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
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

105
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
72
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
133
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Contributions
676
+535.5 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API