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Alex Sobel vs Mr Will Forster

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 Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 220 different votes 270 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
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 26% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 21% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 2% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % 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
170
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
214
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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