How Gurinder Singh Josan votes
Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 226 votes, they went the other way.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Gurinder Singh Josan has 9 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Parliamentary Labour Party Representative on the Labour Party National Executive Committee where I am Chair of the NEC Complaints and Disciplinary Sub Committee and a member of the Officer Group. This is an unpaid role. | 4 Dec 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Director of Labour First Ltd. This is an unpaid role. | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Property in Sandwell and Birmingham | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Director of Sikhs for Labour Ltd and Vice Chair of Sikhs for Labour - a Labour Party Friends group. This is an unpaid role. | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Property in Sandwell | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Governor at Holly Lodge High School College of Science in Smethwick. This is an unpaid role. | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Chair of Trustees at HOPE Unlimited Charitable Trust (formerly known as HOPE not hate Charitable Trust). This is an unpaid role. | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Director of Josan Estates Ltd. This is an unpaid role. | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Chair of Trustees at Victoria Academies Trust - a Multi Academy Trust. This is an unpaid role. | 29 Jul 2024 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Gurinder Singh Josan asked 22 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
40 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Gurinder Singh Josan represents Smethwick. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Gurinder Josan won with 48% of the votes, and Pete Durnell (Reform UK) came second with 16%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurinder Josan | Labour | 16,858 | 48.0% |
| Pete Durnell | Reform UK | 5,670 | 16.1% |
| Kate Fairhurst | Conservative | 4,546 | 12.9% |
| Roderick MacRorie | Green Party | 2,741 | 7.8% |
| Nahim Rubani | Workers Party of Britain | 2,449 | 7.0% |
| Jay Anandou | Independent | 1,322 | 3.8% |
| Oliver Patrick | Liberal Democrat | 1,018 | 2.9% |
| Christopher Graham | Independent | 348 | 1.0% |
| Ravaldeep Bath | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 163 | 0.5% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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