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Alison McGovern vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,488 same votes 40 different votes 1,528 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
131 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
131 Aye 66 No
36 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 18 No
Benefits 86% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
41 Aye 20 No
Education 89% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 12 No
Energy 95% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 30 No
Trade 97% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 101 No
Migration 97% aligned 140 shared votes
39 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
943
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
759
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
571
+404.6 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
71 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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