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Alex Sobel vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,324 shared comparable votes.

1,322 same votes 2 different votes 1,324 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
117 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
117 Aye 64 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
56 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
56 Aye 65 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
117 Aye 64 No
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
56 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
56 Aye 65 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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