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.

552

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)

119

Written Questions

21

Oral Questions

90

Debates Spoken In

119

Speeches

552

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 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

3 votes · 15 Apr 2026

7 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

7 votes · 15 Apr 2026

10 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

10 votes · 14 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2026

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

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all integrated care boards meet the mental health investment standard.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Nov 2024

Kent Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding levels for Kent Police.

AnsweredHome Office11 Nov 2024

Inland Waterways: Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to clear up water ways in Ashford constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Nov 2024

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
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