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Alison McGovern vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

477 same votes 1 different votes 478 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
60 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
60 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 9 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 61 shared votes
51 Aye 10 No
60 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
60 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 435 of 650
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 650
1,637
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
347
551 eligible divisions
908
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
46.4 % of votes cast
729
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
186
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
57
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
324
+204.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
465
+345.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
24 of 25 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
14 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API