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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 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 647
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 112 of 647
498
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
533 eligible divisions
257
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.8 % of votes cast
241
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
223
49.2 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 647
Appearances
55
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 647
69
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 647
Contributions
90
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 647

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
4
3 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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API