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Alan Strickland vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 0 different votes 446 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
60 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
60 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
60 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 647
Participation
93.4 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 647
463
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
529 eligible divisions
241
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
51.8 % of votes cast
222
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
238
48.2 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 647
Appearances
58
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 647
29
-81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 647
Contributions
73
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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