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Sojan Joseph vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
538
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
274
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
264
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
12
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

71
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
100
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
89
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
402
+262.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£158,669
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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