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Sojan Joseph vs Mark Garnier

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 Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Mark Garnier voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 384 different votes 390 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
45 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
39 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
39 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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 6 of 650
Participation
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
527
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
267
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
961
48.8 % of votes cast
260
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
12
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
244
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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