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Chris McDonald vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
88.0%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
590 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.5% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
262
50.5% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
39
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
406
+260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
6
4 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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