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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 491 shared comparable votes.

491 same votes 0 different votes 491 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

91.6%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 650
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 108 of 650
568
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
620 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
48.9% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
267
51.1% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
102
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
151
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
6
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
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API