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Sojan Joseph vs Alan Strickland

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 Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 0 different votes 479 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
60 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
527
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
563 eligible divisions
267
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.8 % of votes cast
260
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
244
49.2 % of votes cast
12
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
31
-94.8 vs Commons average
Rank 550 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
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API