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Alex Sobel vs Sir Ashley Fox

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
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Photograph of Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 275 different votes 281 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 4 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
44.7 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
245
55.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 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
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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