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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
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Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 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
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
93.6%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
590 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
14
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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