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Sojan Joseph vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

93.5 %
21 % above average
Rank 5 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
531
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,354 eligible divisions
271
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
56.5 % of votes cast
260
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.5 % of votes cast
12
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
Appearances
31
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 649
77
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
Contributions
15
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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