At a glanceGurinder Singh Josan is a Labour MP for Smethwick, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 509 votes in Commons divisions (89% attendance), tabled 24 written questions and registered 9 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Gurinder Singh Josan did not vote in 66. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Procedure Committee Committee since 4 Nov 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Smethwick Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 486 of 486 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 481 of 481 shared votes
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Lola McEvoy
Labour
100.0% · 470 of 470 shared votes
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Paul Waugh
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 465 of 465 shared votes
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James Asser
Labour
100.0% · 460 of 460 shared votes
Votes least like
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 306 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 287 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 285 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 303 shared votes
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Mark Garnier
Conservative
1.6% · 6 of 378 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Land and property (within or outside the UK)2
- Property in Sandwell (registered 3 Aug 2024)
- Property in Sandwell and Birmingham (registered 3 Aug 2024)
Miscellaneous7
- 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. (registered 4 Dec 2024)
- Director of Labour First Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (registered 9 Oct 2024)
- Director of Josan Estates Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (registered 3 Aug 2024)
- Chair of Trustees at HOPE not hate Charitable Trust. This is an unpaid role. (registered 3 Aug 2024)
- Director of Sikhs for Labour Ltd and Vice Chair of Sikhs for Labour - a Labour Party Friends group. This is an unpaid role. (registered 3 Aug 2024)
- Governor at Holly Lodge High School College of Science in Smethwick. This is an unpaid role. (registered 3 Aug 2024)
- Chair of Trustees at Victoria Academies Trust - a Multi Academy Trust. This is an unpaid role. (registered 29 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will publish the outcome of Hydrogen Allocation Round 2.
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of the second Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR2) as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. Contract awards for successful projects will follow shortly...
AI Growth Zones: Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Midlands has been considered as a potential location for an AI Growth Zone.
Answer · 26 Jun 2026
The Government has launched five AI Growth Zones in industrial heartlands across the country, which will create 15,000 jobs and unlock £28 billion of investment. All areas of the country are being considered for further AI Growth Zones, including the Midl...
Electricity: AI Growth Zones
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the level of potential risk that current electricity connection processes could delay the delivery of AI Growth Zones.
Answer · 26 Jun 2026
Government fully recognises that the process for electricity demand connections requires reform and is working closely with Ofgem, NESO and network companies to develop and deliver a coordinated package of measures to ensure the connections process suppor...
Electricity: AI Growth Zones
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether electricity connection prioritisation for AI Growth Zones is being considered as part of wider grid reform and connection queue management.
Answer · 26 Jun 2026
As announced in the ‘Delivering AI Growth Zones’ publication in November 2025, new measures to prioritise electricity connections for strategic demand projects will be used to support AI Growth Zones. Government recently consulted on the detail of these m...
Electricity: AI Growth Zones
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of whether current Gate 2 electricity connection timelines are compatible with the Government’s objectives for delivering AI Growth Zones at pace.
Answer · 26 Jun 2026
Government fully recognises the impact of connection delays on delivery of its objectives and is working closely with Ofgem, NESO and network companies to develop and deliver a coordinated package of demand-side reforms to release blocked network capacity...
Small Businesses: Annual Reports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the burden of annual reporting for small and mid-sized quoted companies.
Answer · 2 Mar 2026
The government has announced plans to modernise and simplify the corporate reporting framework and expects to publish its Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation shortly. The consultation will consider financial, non-financial, remuneration and corpo...
Small Businesses: Audit
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure audit requirements are accessible and affordable for small and mid-sized quoted companies.
Answer · 2 Mar 2026
The government has announced plans to modernise and simplify the corporate reporting framework and expects to publish its Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation shortly. The consultation will consider financial, non-financial, remuneration and corpo...
British Business Bank
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the British Business Bank supports stocks traded on AIM and Aquis.
Answer · 2 Mar 2026
The British Business Bank’s mission is to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the finance they need to start, scale and stay in the UK.Through its equity and debt programmes, the Bank supports privately held businesses in the earlier s...
Speeches in the chamber
25 Jun 2026 Steel Trade Measure
I welcome the Minister’s statement and the ministerial team’s engagement with Members to understand the concerns of our businesses. I have previously raised the challenges faced by downstream producers in my Black Country constituency. Par…
17 Jun 2026 Steel Tariffs
This issue has raised a great many concerns in my constituency and across the Black Country. I have been working closely with my colleagues in Sandwell in particular, and we have had many meetings with local companies and communication wit…
17 Jun 2026 Defence Spending
In the King’s Speech, the Labour Government made it clear that our key priorities are national security, economic security and energy security. Those three priorities have one thing in common: the promise of jobs for communities across the…
17 Jun 2026 Defence Spending
3. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
15 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
At the beginning of the month, I attended the NATO Parliamentary Assembly spring session in Lithuania with representatives of NATO and other allies, including Ukraine. As you will be aware, Mr Speaker, the Labour party has a strong traditi…
2 Jun 2026 Murder of Henry Nowak
I, too, thank the Home Secretary for her statement. As an Amritdhari Sikh, I wear the five Ks every day as part of my religious observance, including the kirpan, and as a Sikh, I really struggle to express the feelings of sheer horror that…
21 May 2026 Digital ID: Businesses
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, yet research shows that the average small business cannot start its real work until 2.36 pm on a Wednesday because of the time lost to administrative tasks. My own experience is that busine…
21 May 2026 Digital ID: Businesses
1. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing digital ID for businesses.
29 Apr 2026 Engagements
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for meeting me recently to view 1,000 paper cranes folded by residents in Bearwood in recognition of the diversity of Smethwick, where neighbours and communities just get on with each other. Residents in my consti…
29 Apr 2026 Engagements
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 April.
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
I am a humble Back Bencher, and I would not disagree with my Chief Whip in respect of his decisions on how to apply the whip. That is a matter for him. All the inquiries that I have mentioned are ongoing, and are being robustly pursued.…
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
The right hon. Gentleman should understand that we are here today only because of things that have been determined, whether from the release of papers through the Humble Address or from evidence people have given to the Foreign Affairs Com…
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
My point is about our consideration of the motion. The fact that Mr Speaker made the decision means we are here discussing it. I am putting a case forward about why I think it is premature to vote on the motion today. Just because the Lea…
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
Last week in the emergency debate I spoke about the appointment of Peter Mandelson, the approach taken by the Prime Minister as details have become available, and the vetting process overall. Today, I want to address the motion and why I f…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
The Prime Minister presented the House with the information that he had at that time. Further questions about that should be directed to the Prime Minister. Fundamentally, the Government will not take any lessons from the Conservatives, wh…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
I will take more interventions in a few minutes. On every occasion when an allegation has been levelled, whether in relation to Peter Mandelson or the previous Deputy Prime Minister, the approach of this Prime Minister and this Governme…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
I have a better understanding of the culture in No. 10 than my hon. Friend does. I absolutely expect that the British public understand that the apology put forward by the Prime Minister has been full and unequivocal and that he has not me…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
I will come back to the hon. Gentleman in a second. This Prime Minister promised a change in the approach to dealing with such matters. An approach that embraces transparency and is robust and timely is essential in maintaining public t…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
In a bit. I want to address the wider approach taken by the Prime Minister in this case and other allegations against senior figures in this Administration, which I think is relevant.
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
No, I will not. While the initial appointment has been, and I suspect will continue to be, a matter of debate, the Prime Minister’s apology cannot be faulted.
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 26 Feb 2025 – 11 Mar 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
0121 423 2933
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Brandhall Labour Club, Tame Road, Oldbury, B68 0JT
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Gurinder Singh Josan, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Gurinder Singh Josan?
Gurinder Singh Josan is a Member of Parliament representing Smethwick in the House of Commons. See Gurinder Singh Josan's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Gurinder Singh Josan represent?
Gurinder Singh Josan sits as Labour. See Gurinder Singh Josan's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Gurinder Singh Josan represent?
Gurinder Singh Josan is the Member of Parliament for Smethwick. See Gurinder Singh Josan's official Parliament profile.
How long has Gurinder Singh Josan been an MP?
Gurinder Singh Josan has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Gurinder Singh Josan's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Gurinder Singh Josan?
Gurinder Singh Josan has 9 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Gurinder Singh Josan's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.