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John Whitby vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
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Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.6 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
733
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
77
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
Contributions
446
+306.7 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
2
2 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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