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Alex Sobel vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,069 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 5 different votes 1,069 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
94 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
94 Aye 57 No
38 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
38 Aye 94 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
40 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
40 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
94 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
94 Aye 57 No
38 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
38 Aye 94 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 647
Participation
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 113 of 647
1,483
2,073 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,361
1,610 eligible divisions
812
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
727
53.4 % of votes cast
671
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
634
46.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 647
Appearances
80
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 647
109
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 647
Contributions
95
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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 53 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 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
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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API