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Alison McGovern vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

243 same votes 839 different votes 1,082 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
21 Aye 59 No
Migration 40% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 39% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 38% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 112 shared votes
67 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 9 No
Benefits 34% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 7% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 12 No
Energy 10% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
99 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 159 shared votes
52 Aye 107 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
446
+307.5 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu 11 Feb 2025
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
No
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