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Helen Hayes vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 0 different votes 397 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
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
2
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Transport
77 of 87 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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Voting source Commons Votes API