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Alex Sobel vs Mr Calvin Bailey

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 Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Calvin Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 4 different votes 278 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
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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 380 of 650
Participation
63.7%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
51.0% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
197
49.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
111
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
265
+100.4 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£186,701
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£186,701
17% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
15 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Education
38 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 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
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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