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Alex Sobel vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Paula Barker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,072 shared comparable votes.

1,067 same votes 5 different votes 1,072 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
74 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
74 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
52 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
52 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
74 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
74 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
52 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
52 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
1,688 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
695
51.9% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

126
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
89
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
170
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
85
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 432 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API