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Sojan Joseph vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Steve Witherden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 16 different votes 470 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
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
571
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
636 eligible divisions
283
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.5% of votes cast
288
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.5% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
66
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
87
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
86
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API