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Sojan Joseph vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 510 shared comparable votes.

510 same votes 0 different votes 510 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
52 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
52 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
52 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 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 5 of 649
Participation
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
538
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
274
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
54.6 % of votes cast
264
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
808
45.4 % of votes cast
12
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35 % above average
7
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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