Compare

Melanie Ward vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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

Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
vs
Photograph of Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 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

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
88.0%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
590 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.5% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
262
50.5% of votes cast
14
3.1% 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

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
39
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
5
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
33 of 34 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API