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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 1,009 shared comparable votes.

1,004 same votes 5 different votes 1,009 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

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 647
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 599 of 647
1,488
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,309
2,333 eligible divisions
813
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
726
55.5 % of votes cast
675
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
583
44.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 6 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

94
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 647
Appearances
3
-63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 647
115
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 647
Contributions
6
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647

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
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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 88 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Defence
52 of 64 votes
#5
Transport
58 of 91 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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment 28 Jan 2026
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 20 Jan 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API