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Alex Sobel vs Sadik Al-Hassan

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 Sadik Al-Hassan
Sadik Al-Hassan
Lab North Somerset

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sadik Al-Hassan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

336 same votes 5 different votes 341 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
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 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
82.6%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 650
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
631 eligible divisions
843
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
48.4% of votes cast
714
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
269
51.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
169
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£192,748
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£192,748
15% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 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
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
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