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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 1,037 shared comparable votes.

1,032 same votes 5 different votes 1,037 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 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
88 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
31 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
31 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 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 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
88 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
31 Aye 62 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

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
55.9%
16% below average
Rank 601 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,345
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
735
54.6% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
610
45.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

126
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
3
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
170
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
6
-154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£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 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API