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Alison McGovern vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,460 shared comparable votes.

1,456 same votes 4 different votes 1,460 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
126 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
126 Aye 69 No
99 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
99 Aye 62 No
42 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
42 Aye 97 No
64 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
64 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 16 No
Benefits 96% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
126 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
126 Aye 69 No
99 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
99 Aye 62 No
42 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
42 Aye 97 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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