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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 84% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

982 same votes 192 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
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
14 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
95 Aye 50 No
Tax 63% aligned 145 shared votes
87 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 68% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 74% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
98
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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