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Alex Sobel vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,335 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,289 different votes 1,335 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
22 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 14 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
50 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 115 shared votes
67 Aye 48 No
11 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
91 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 156 shared votes
64 Aye 92 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 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 388 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

111
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Appearances
18
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
23
-120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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