Compare

Alex Sobel vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,056 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,020 different votes 1,056 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
12 Aye 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 79 No
Migration 4% aligned 114 shared votes
77 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 4 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
91 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 149 shared votes
58 Aye 91 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,099 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
698
49.6 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
709
50.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
237
+103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
167 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 85 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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