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Alex Sobel vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 287 different votes 294 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
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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 388 of 649
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
142
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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