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Alison McGovern vs Lee Barron

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
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Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 7 different votes 344 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
943
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
759
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
48
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
571
+403.9 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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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