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Alison McGovern vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,432 shared comparable votes.

1,428 same votes 4 different votes 1,432 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
104 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
104 Aye 66 No
42 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
42 Aye 100 No
64 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
64 Aye 68 No
45 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 10 No
Energy 97% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
104 Aye 66 No
42 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
42 Aye 100 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API