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
Special Educational Needs: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) teachers and (b) other teaching staff participating in mandatory autism awareness and sensitivi
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: 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 adults aged over 60 with pre-existing conditions are included
Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 21357 on Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing i
Property Development: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on the implications of developers failing to meet their comm
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) support and (b) resources available to the (i) Sea Cadets, (ii) Volunteer Cadet Corps, (iii) Army Cade
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cadet forces on the (i) mental health and (ii) wellbeing of young people.
Taxis: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of statutory safeguard training for (a) private hire and (b) taxi drivers under the Police and Crime Act 2017.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in hospitals in East Kent.
Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will publish a timeline for the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.
Electrical Goods: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to include the recycling of small electrical items as part of
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