Compare

Al Carns vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 0 different votes 220 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
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
55.4% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
741
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
61
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
278
+131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
415
+268.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API