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Alison McGovern vs Ben Coleman

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


Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Ben Coleman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 9 different votes 285 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
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
636 eligible divisions
943
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
53.9% of votes cast
759
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
197
46.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
Appearances
50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
573
+403.8 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API