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Alex Sobel vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,029 different votes 1,065 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
21 Aye 26 No
Trade 9% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 55 No
Migration 4% aligned 82 shared votes
56 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 13 No
Housing 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 154 shared votes
55 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Energy 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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 391 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 467 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,354 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
743
46.5 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
856
53.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
336
+202.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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