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Jeff Smith vs Gill German

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Gill German voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,877
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
412
568 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.6 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
216
52.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Appearances
16
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
58
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
17
-115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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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