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Esther McVey vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 244 different votes 250 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
93.5 %
21 % above average
Rank 6 of 650
1,357
2,096 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
565 eligible divisions
622
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
268
50.8 % of votes cast
735
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
260
49.2 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
62
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
115
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
76
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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