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Alex Sobel vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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 Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,268 shared comparable votes.

1,267 same votes 1 different votes 1,268 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
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
87 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
87 Aye 63 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 No
53 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
53 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
87 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
87 Aye 63 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 No
53 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
53 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
938
56.3 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
729
43.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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