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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,975 voters
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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2 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
2 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE3 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026
2 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 21 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(4)
Visits outside the UK
airport and meetings and subsistence
£745
Visits outside the UK
airport and meetings and subsistence
- 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
Visits outside the UK
the Be Friends Switzerland
- 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
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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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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 4 November 2025
Registered 9 December 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sojan in Parliament
Crime Prevention: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) funding her Department is providing and (b) steps her Department is taking to help prevent crime in (i) Ashford constituency and (ii) Ke
Neighbourhood Policing: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of neighbourhood policing in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Kent.
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling youth unemployment in Ashford constituency.
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce levels of child poverty in Ashford constituency.
Shingles: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that people aged between 65 and 70 who turned 65 before 1 Septembe
Driving Tests: Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce driving test waiting times in Ashford constituency.
Special Educational Needs: Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services in Ashford constituency.
Bus Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve bus services for rural communities in Kent.
Roads: Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that potholes are fixed promptly in Ashford constituency.
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the enforcement of the law governing the use of electric bikes and scooters.
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