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Gurinder Singh Josan vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Gurinder Singh Josan and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 353 different votes 373 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
37 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
37 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

88.0%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
519
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
257
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
262
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£121,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£121,117
46% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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