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Alison McGovern vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,163 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 189 different votes 1,163 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
87 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
87 Aye 61 No
13 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 82 No
Migration 97% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 96% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Education 34% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 59% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 16 No
Defence 61% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
89 Aye 48 No
Tax 61% aligned 137 shared votes
83 Aye 54 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
294
+186.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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 Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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