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Alex Sobel vs Zöe Franklin

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
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Zöe Franklin
LD Guildford

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Zöe Franklin voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 171 different votes 213 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
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 39% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 2% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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
63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
367
575 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
52.3 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
175
47.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£139,207
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£139,207
38 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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 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 4 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 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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