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Alex Sobel vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,190 shared comparable votes.

987 same votes 203 different votes 1,190 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
89 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
89 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 98% aligned 107 shared votes
24 Aye 83 No
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 29 No
Trade 93% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 10 No
Education 36% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
95 Aye 53 No
Tax 61% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
14 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 63% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Energy 73% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 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 389 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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