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Pippa Heylings vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Pippa Heylings
Pippa Heylings
LD South Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Pippa Heylings and Alex Sobel voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 181 different votes 218 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 29% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 27% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 2% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 591 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 649
334
579 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,513
2,110 eligible divisions
186
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
54.4% of votes cast
148
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
690
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
103
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
100
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Contributions
129
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£172,648
24% below average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
46 of 62 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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