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Alison McGovern vs Rachel Reeves

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 Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,069 shared comparable votes.

1,068 same votes 1 different votes 1,069 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
102 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
102 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
24 Aye 82 No
46 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
46 Aye 58 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 156 shared votes
97 Aye 59 No
102 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
102 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
24 Aye 82 No
46 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
46 Aye 58 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
50.0%
23% below average
Rank 622 of 649
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,189
2,376 eligible divisions
922
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
680
57.2% of votes cast
741
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
509
42.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
67
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
431
+288.7 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Contributions
535
+392.7 vs Commons average
Rank 17 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
56 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API