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Gill German vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Gill German and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 292 different votes 299 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
411
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
563 eligible divisions
195
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
45.4 % of votes cast
216
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
221
54.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
67
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
18
-108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
90
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£150,075
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#3
Tax
91 of 111 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 61 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API