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Karin Smyth vs Gill German

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Gill German voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 350 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
46.9% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
21
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
28
-117.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API