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Alex Sobel vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Paul Waugh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 2 different votes 379 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
45 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
45 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
45 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
45 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

128
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
127
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
170
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Contributions
164
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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