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Imran Hussain vs Alex Sobel

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain
Lab Bradford East
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Imran Hussain and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,263 shared comparable votes.

1,252 same votes 11 different votes 1,263 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
110 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
110 Aye 55 No
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
22 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 9 No
Education 89% aligned 37 shared votes
32 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 16 No
Benefits 96% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
55 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 99% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
110 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
110 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
same as average
Rank 361 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
942
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
810
55.0 % of votes cast
752
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
664
45.0 % of votes cast
26
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
56
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 648
Contributions
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,184,798
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£312,619
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
139 of 161 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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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Voting source Commons Votes API