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Sojan Joseph vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Dr Allison Gardner 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
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
552
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
69
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
94
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
Contributions
112
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API