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Alex Mayer vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

95.4 %
22 % above average
Rank 1 of 648
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 435 of 648
502
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
259
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
55.9 % of votes cast
243
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
715
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 648
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Contributions
294
+185.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
4
3 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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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