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Alex Sobel vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 4 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
23 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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