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Alex Sobel vs Sir John Hayes

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 Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,274 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,232 different votes 1,274 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
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
57 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 117 shared votes
63 Aye 54 No
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 158 shared votes
60 Aye 98 No
21 Aye 29 No
Trade 2% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 50 shared votes
12 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 8 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 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 391 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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