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How Sojan Joseph votes

Sojan Joseph voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 246 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateAgainstFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Sojan Joseph has 7 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesTutors Valley music academy - £400.0013 Jul 2026
MiscellaneousAppointed as honorary executive committee member of the Jeevan Trust UK. This is an unpaid role.13 Jul 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Brunei between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 202617 Jun 2026
MiscellaneousAppointed as honorary vice chair of the Catholic Union of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role.9 Dec 2025
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Switzerland between 08 October 2025 and 09 October 202522 Oct 2025
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Switzerland between 05 September 2025 and 06 September 20258 Sep 2025
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in Onamthuruthu, Kottayam, Kerala26 Jul 2024

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Sojan Joseph asked 36 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care13
Department for Transport5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5
Treasury3
Department for Education3

Latest questions

15 Sep 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Not answered yet
28 Aug 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 7 Sep 2026
14 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 1 Sep 2026
9 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Transport
Answered 14 Jul 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£16,407
Office costs · claims for running an office£13,341
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,066

82 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Sojan Joseph represents Ashford. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Sojan Joseph

Labour

MAJORITY
1,779

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
62%

of people who could vote did

Sojan Joseph won with 32% of the votes, and Damian Green (Conservative) came second with 29%.

Votes for each party

Labour32% · 15,262
Conservative29% · 13,483
Reform UK22% · 10,141
Green Party9% · 4,355
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,445
Consensus3% · 1,289
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sojan JosephLabour15,26232.5%
Damian GreenConservative13,48328.7%
Tristram Kennedy HarperReform UK10,14121.6%
Mandy RossiGreen Party4,3559.3%
Adam RowledgeLiberal Democrat2,4455.2%
James RansleyConsensus1,2892.7%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£752 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.0%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
This MPParty average
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Source: Commons Votes API

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