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Sojan Joseph vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 0 different votes 430 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 647
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 647
498
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,766
2,319 eligible divisions
257
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
57.1 % of votes cast
241
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
757
42.9 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 647
Appearances
21
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 647
69
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 647
Contributions
58
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£158,669
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#5
Trade
77 of 88 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API