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Alex Sobel vs Richard Baker

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 Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Richard Baker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 4 different votes 321 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
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 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
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.9% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
52.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
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