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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 293 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 287 different votes 293 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 650
411
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,967
2,349 eligible divisions
195
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
216
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
18
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
7
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 61 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
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
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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