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Alex Sobel vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

1,169 same votes 5 different votes 1,174 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
99 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 No
81 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
81 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
38 Aye 78 No
45 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
45 Aye 55 No
24 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
36 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
99 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 No
81 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
81 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
38 Aye 78 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 400 of 647
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 647
1,480
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,552
2,323 eligible divisions
811
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.7 % of votes cast
669
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
656
42.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

87
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 647
Appearances
57
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 647
101
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 647
Contributions
301
+187.4 vs Commons average
Rank 45 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
177 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API