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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 1,200 shared comparable votes.

1,195 same votes 5 different votes 1,200 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 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
99 Aye 53 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
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 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 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
99 Aye 53 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

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 649
1,520
2,119 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,374 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.4% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
135
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
374
+231.8 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,632,101
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
177 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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