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Gurinder Singh Josan vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Gurinder Singh Josan and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 340 different votes 346 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% 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

88.0%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
519
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
257
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
262
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

39
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£121,117
46% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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 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
Where they voted the same
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
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API