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Alex Sobel vs Richard Fuller

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 Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Richard Fuller voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 926 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 897 different votes 926 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
10 Aye 8 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 66 No
Migration 3% aligned 95 shared votes
63 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 106 shared votes
59 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
4 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 649
1,504
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,295
1,638 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
610
47.1 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
685
52.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

105
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
34
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
132
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
47
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 65 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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