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Alison McGovern vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,435 shared comparable votes.

1,430 same votes 5 different votes 1,435 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
119 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
119 Aye 65 No
38 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
38 Aye 95 No
46 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
46 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
100 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
70 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 137 shared votes
69 Aye 68 No
119 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
119 Aye 65 No
38 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
38 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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