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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 84% of the time, based on 1,023 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 163 different votes 1,023 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
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
36 Aye 63 No
Migration 97% aligned 99 shared votes
37 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 13 No
Education 38% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
81 Aye 44 No
Tax 67% aligned 125 shared votes
82 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 74% aligned 31 shared votes
16 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

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
45 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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