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Sojan Joseph vs Ms Julie Minns

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
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Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Ms Julie Minns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 0 different votes 473 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
60 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 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 5 of 649
Participation
85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 649
538
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
575 eligible divisions
274
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
52.8 % of votes cast
264
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
233
47.2 % of votes cast
12
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
197
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£180,792
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,792
20 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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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