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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 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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

93.6%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
552
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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