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Gill German vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Gill German and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 329 different votes 336 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 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
12 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
466
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,417 eligible divisions
220
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.8% of votes cast
246
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,051
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
48
-116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Contributions
74
-90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Tax
95 of 121 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 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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