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Sojan Joseph vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 9 different votes 285 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
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
571
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,422 eligible divisions
283
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
288
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

73
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 68 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API