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Alison McGovern vs Lewis Atkinson

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 Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 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
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 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
88.8%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 649
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
590 eligible divisions
922
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.2% of votes cast
741
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
261
49.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
430
+284.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 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
£221,126
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£221,126
2% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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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