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Mr David Lammy vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 109 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 0 different votes 109 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
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
Participation
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
691
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
455
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
818
+709.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
37 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
NHS / Health
32 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
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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