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Claire Hanna vs Sojan Joseph

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

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Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
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Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

98 same votes 27 different votes 125 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 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Tax 69% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 85% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

45.0%
27% below average
Rank 629 of 650
Participation
90.0%
18% above average
Rank 19 of 650
765
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
631 eligible divisions
396
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.6% of votes cast
369
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
51
-113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
89
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33% above 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

Brexit / EU
58 of 64 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
122 of 154 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
25 of 41 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
33 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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