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Alison McGovern vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Nick Timothy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 235 different votes 239 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
20
5 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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