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Alison McGovern vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,503 shared comparable votes.

1,481 same votes 22 different votes 1,503 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
125 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
125 Aye 69 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 15 No
Benefits 89% aligned 53 shared votes
38 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 24 No
Housing 97% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
46 Aye 20 No
Education 98% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
62 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 128 shared votes
61 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

70.0%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,674
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
928
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
746
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
494
+342.6 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
60 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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