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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.

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Gill German voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 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
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 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

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
1,708
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
570 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
47.6 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
217
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

107
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
383
+249.2 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
19
-114.8 vs Commons average
Rank 596 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
1
1 registered category
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
10 of 10 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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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