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Mary Kelly Foy vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

890 same votes 8 different votes 898 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
75 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
75 Aye 38 No
36 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
36 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
31 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Trade 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 8 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
38 Aye 7 No
75 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
75 Aye 38 No
36 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
36 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
31 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
Participation
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
1,121
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
563
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
834
54.0% of votes cast
558
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
711
46.0% of votes cast
30
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
72
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Aye rebel
Trade Bill: Second Reading 20 May 2020
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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