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Chris Law vs Alison McGovern

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Alison McGovern voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

844 same votes 75 different votes 919 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
24 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Energy 62% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
97 Aye 48 No
Tax 76% aligned 145 shared votes
98 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 10 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
55.6 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
725
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
64
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
70
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
Contributions
321
+202.9 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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