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Alison McGovern vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Ed Davey voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

854 same votes 155 different votes 1,009 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
89 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
14 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 13 No
Education 38% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
81 Aye 44 No
Tax 67% aligned 125 shared votes
82 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 11 No
Defence 73% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 13 No
Benefits 76% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % 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
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
294
+186.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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