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Alison McGovern vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,236 shared comparable votes.

1,201 same votes 35 different votes 1,236 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
111 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
111 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 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 435 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
294
+186.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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