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Alison McGovern vs Matt Vickers

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
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Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 942 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 911 different votes 942 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
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 13 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 86 No
Migration 3% aligned 122 shared votes
82 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 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 433 of 649
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,646
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,288
1,638 eligible divisions
916
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
47.8 % of votes cast
730
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Appearances
77
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
348
+214.0 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 649
Contributions
102
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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