Compare

Alan Strickland vs Gurinder Singh Josan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 0 different votes 428 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 647
Participation
89.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 647
471
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
537 eligible divisions
243
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
50.7 % of votes cast
228
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
237
49.3 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 647
Appearances
34
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 647
30
-82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 647
Contributions
41
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
25 of 25 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API