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Gill German vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Gill German and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 1 different votes 358 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
46 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
46 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
46 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
412
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
568 eligible divisions
196
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
52.9 % of votes cast
216
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.1 % 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

16
-59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Appearances
97
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
17
-116.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Contributions
106
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£150,075
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API