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Alison McGovern vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,406 shared comparable votes.

1,400 same votes 6 different votes 1,406 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
123 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
123 Aye 66 No
67 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
67 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
31 Aye 97 No
31 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
41 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
102 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
123 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
123 Aye 66 No
67 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
67 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
31 Aye 97 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
1,688
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
932
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.2% of votes cast
756
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
775
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

72
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
521
+366.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
80
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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