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Alison McGovern vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 503 shared comparable votes.

503 same votes 0 different votes 503 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
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 435 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
294
+185.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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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