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Alex Sobel vs Sir Mark Hendrick

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 Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Sir Mark Hendrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,019 shared comparable votes.

1,014 same votes 5 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
91 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
91 Aye 62 No
88 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
88 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
30 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
31 Aye 58 No
19 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 21 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
91 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
91 Aye 62 No
88 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
88 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
30 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
31 Aye 58 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
55.8%
17% below average
Rank 602 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
731
55.1% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
595
44.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 9 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
3
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
135
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
6
-136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£295,956
31% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API