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Valerie Vaz vs Sojan Joseph

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
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Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API