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.

538

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)

116

Written Questions

21

Oral Questions

84

Debates Spoken In

113

Speeches

538

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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3 NO

Sentencing Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 29 Oct 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Oct 2025

4 NO

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 27 Oct 2025

1 AYE5 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

6 votes · 21 Oct 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2025

2 NO

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 15 Oct 2025

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

Date interest arose
4 November 2025

Registered 9 December 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sojan in Parliament

Children: Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support children diagnosed with dyslexia in Ashford constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Education28 Oct 2024

Balochistan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the human rights situation in Balo

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office24 Oct 2024

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in the Kent and Medway NHS a

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Oct 2024

General Practitioners: Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to enable GP surgeries to provide additional services in Ashford constituency.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Oct 2024

Social Services: Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Ashford constituency.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Oct 2024

Dental Services: Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to dental services in Ashford constituency.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Oct 2024

General Practitioners: Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce GP waiting times in Ashford constituency.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Oct 2024

Courts: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of court cases in Kent.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice22 Oct 2024

Housing: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has held with Natural England on the effect of nutrient neutrality rules on new hous

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Oct 2024

Gender Based Violence: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle street crime against women and girls in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Kent.

AnsweredHome Office22 Oct 2024
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