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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 1,214 shared comparable votes.

1,209 same votes 5 different votes 1,214 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
82 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
82 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
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
99 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
82 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
82 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

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

121
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
164
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
400
+243.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
178 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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