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Alison McGovern vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 976 shared comparable votes.

976 same votes 0 different votes 976 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
83 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
83 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
38 Aye 88 No
51 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
51 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
83 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
38 Aye 88 No
51 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
51 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 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 432 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
922
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
741
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
431
+288.7 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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