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Sarah Smith vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 1 different votes 329 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
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
88.0%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.5% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
262
50.5% of votes cast
14
3.8% 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

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
39
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 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

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
2
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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