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Alison McGovern vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 0 different votes 205 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
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.1%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 650
Participation
46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
1,668
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
595 eligible divisions
924
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
744
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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

62
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
416
+267.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
60 of 70 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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