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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 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
93.5 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
537 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
51.4 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.6 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
69
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 647

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
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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
49 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 22 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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