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Sojan Joseph vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 499 shared comparable votes.

498 same votes 1 different votes 499 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
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 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 4 of 649
Participation
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
552
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
590 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.3% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
264
50.7% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
Contributions
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£158,669
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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