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Dame Meg Hillier vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
Participation
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
967
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
731
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
120
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
190 of 211 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 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 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
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