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Alison McGovern vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 248 different votes 254 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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