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Nick Smith vs Gill German

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Gill German voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
419
575 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
47.5 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
220
52.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
19
-59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
120
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
24
-114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
177 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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