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Sojan Joseph vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 3 different votes 340 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

90.0%
18% above average
Rank 19 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
568
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API