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Alison McGovern vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,507 shared comparable votes.

1,504 same votes 3 different votes 1,507 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 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
125 Aye 70 No
71 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
71 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
39 Aye 95 No
46 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
125 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
125 Aye 70 No
71 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
71 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
39 Aye 95 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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