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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 519 shared comparable votes.

519 same votes 0 different votes 519 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 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

88.4%
16% above average
Rank 37 of 650
Participation
91.6%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 650
548
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
620 eligible divisions
272
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.6% of votes cast
276
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
12
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
76
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
37
-125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Contributions
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650

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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API