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Alison McGovern vs Sarah Edwards

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 Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

323 same votes 0 different votes 323 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
695 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
58.0 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
185
42.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
294
+185.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Tax
94 of 135 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
33 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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