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Alex Sobel vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 924 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 892 different votes 924 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
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Energy 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
46 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 98 shared votes
53 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 83 No
Migration 3% aligned 118 shared votes
80 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,504
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,288
1,638 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
47.8 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

105
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
77
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
132
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
102
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 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
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 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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