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Sojan Joseph vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 510 shared comparable votes.

499 same votes 11 different votes 510 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
60 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
60 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 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
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
568
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
631 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.0% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
266
48.0% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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