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Sojan Joseph

Labour MP for Ashford, since 4 July 2024

Sojan Joseph is the Labour MP for Ashford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

93.6% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
538 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
37 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
12 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
7 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
130 Debates spoken in 116 written questions tabled

Ranked 7 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
24 Apr 2025 Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]: Amendment 2 No vote 89–230
24 Apr 2025 Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 3 No vote 88–212
23 Apr 2025 Opposition Day: Sewage: Government amendment Aye 301–69
23 Apr 2025 Opposition Day: Sewage: Lib Dem motion No 77–302
23 Apr 2025 Opposition Day: Hospitals No 77–307
2 Apr 2025 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 Aye 304–105
2 Apr 2025 Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 Aye 307–100
2 Apr 2025 Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 349–14
1 Apr 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Second Reading Aye 303–110
1 Apr 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading No 110–302
31 Mar 2025 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reduction) (England) Regulations 2025 Aye 296–164
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]: Third Reading Aye 304–62
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 6 No 166–305
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 167–306
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 168–302
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E Aye 302–167
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 13B Aye 301–167
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2B Aye 301–104
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Aye 296–170
28 Mar 2025 Motion to sit in private No 0–44
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading Aye 366–41
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No 92–303
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 No 72–304
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No 159–307
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 137–304

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Tutors Valley music academy
Address of donor: Tutors valley Ltd, 142 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4EF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets only for Mohan Lal Indian music show at Ovo Arena Wembley. Each ticket was worth £200., value £400
Date received: 27 June 2026
Date accepted: 27 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 09920668
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, value £864.39
Destination of visit: Brunei
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To undertake a visit as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme visiting our forces overseas.
(Registered 17 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Results UK
Address of donor: DC-207, Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation, 6 St George's Circus, London SE1 6FE, UK
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, hotel, travel to and from airport and meetings and subsistence, value £745.36
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 8 October 2025 to 9 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Member of delegation of MPs who chair global health related APPGs to meet with global institutions that are working to end TB, malaria and HIV, improve immunisation coverage, and protect child health.
(Registered 22 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Name of donor: Be Friends Switzerland
Address of donor: Post Fach 10, 8126 Zumikon, ZH Switzerland.
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights(£353), accommodation (£195), local transport (£111) and meals (£83), value £742
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Zurich)
Dates of visit: 5 September 2025 to 6 September 2025
Purpose of visit: To speak in their Kerela community Onam celebration organised by the Be Friends Switzerland.
(Registered 8 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Onamthuruthu, Kottayam, Kerala, India
(Registered 26 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Appointed as honorary executive committee member of the Jeevan Trust UK. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 June 2026
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Appointed as honorary vice chair of the Catholic Union of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 November 2025
(Registered 9 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

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Debates

130 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

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Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 4 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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