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Gill German vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Gill German and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 0 different votes 241 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
22 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 350 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
203
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
230
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

21
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
49
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
28
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
Contributions
60
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Tax
87 of 112 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API