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Sojan Joseph vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 8 different votes 366 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
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
571
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
283
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
54.1% of votes cast
288
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.9% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
58
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
89
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
69
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 484 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API