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Alex Sobel vs Sammy Wilson

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
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,019 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 789 different votes 1,019 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
22 Aye 57 No
Migration 43% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 37% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
44 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 95 shared votes
49 Aye 46 No
16 Aye 26 No
Defence 36% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 13 No
Energy 8% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 10% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
89 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 150 shared votes
55 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % 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
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

103
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
129
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
11
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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