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Alison McGovern vs Sojan Joseph

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


Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 10 different votes 393 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
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
Participation
89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
571
636 eligible divisions
943
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
49.6% of votes cast
759
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
288
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
Appearances
73
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
573
+403.8 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API