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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 209 different votes 216 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 13 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
Participation
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
708
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
766
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
20
6 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
181 of 211 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Migration
119 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
61 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Trade
59 of 88 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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