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Sojan Joseph vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Alan Mak voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 379 different votes 390 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
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
40 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
40 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

93.6 %
21 % above average
Rank 6 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
527
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,349 eligible divisions
267
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
47.4 % of votes cast
260
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.6 % of votes cast
12
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
14
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
17
-108.8 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£158,669
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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