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Chris Philp vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South
vs
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Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Chris Philp and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 345 different votes 350 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 649
Participation
93.6 %
21 % above average
Rank 5 of 649
1,971
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
575 eligible divisions
952
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
274
50.9 % of votes cast
1,019
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
264
49.1 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Appearances
69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£215,599
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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