Sojan Joseph

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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

568

Votes Cast

£158,669

Expenses 2024-25

1,779

Majority

32.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£158,669

Staffing£124,306
Accommodation£14,990
Office£13,531
Travel£5,842

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,975 voters

✓Labour
15,262 votes32.5%
Conservative
13,483 votes28.7%
Reform UK
10,141 votes21.6%
Green Party
4,355 votes9.3%
Liberal Democrat
2,445 votes5.2%
Consensus
1,289 votes2.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

128

Written Questions

21

Oral Questions

90

Debates Spoken In⚑

119

Speeches⚑

568

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

Visits outside the UK

airport and meetings and subsistence

£745
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

Visits outside the UK

the Be Friends Switzerland

£353
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

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

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

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
4 November 2025

Registered 9 December 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sojan in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory regulation for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Department of Health and Social Care2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on incorporating measures to protect people l

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of a) heatwaves and b) periods of extreme heat on people i) living in their ho

Department of Health and Social Care27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending building standards to improve indoor air quality for peopl

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of introducing noise-activated ANPR cameras to identify loud vehicles.

Department for Transport23 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising fuel prices on the competitiveness of coach operators based in Kent.

Treasury9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers in Kent to hire more apprentices.

Department for Work and Pensions9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support and training is available to school leadership teams to help tackle incidents of a) racism and b) other forms of discrimination against i) pup

Department for Education9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many incidents of racism against a) pupils and b) staff were reported in schools in England in each of the last five years.

Department for Education9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many displaced care workers there were in a) Kent, b) the South East and c) England on the most recent date for which figures are availabl

Department of Health and Social Care15 Sept 2026
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