Compare

Alex Sobel vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,237 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,194 different votes 1,237 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
12 Aye 12 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 106 shared votes
60 Aye 46 No
94 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 157 shared votes
58 Aye 99 No
38 Aye 95 No
Migration 3% aligned 133 shared votes
93 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
1,504
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
820
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
684
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

104
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API