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Alison McGovern vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Christine Jardine voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

908 same votes 166 different votes 1,074 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
87 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
87 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 88 No
Migration 98% aligned 122 shared votes
36 Aye 86 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 28% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 14 No
Education 32% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Defence 59% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 60% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
84 Aye 40 No
Tax 70% aligned 124 shared votes
79 Aye 45 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
294
+186.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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