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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Alison McGovern voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,388 shared comparable votes.

1,363 same votes 25 different votes 1,388 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
116 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
116 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
29 Aye 88 No
35 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
37 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 23 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
53 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 115 shared votes
53 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

69.8%
3% below average
Rank 426 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 650
1,687
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,417 eligible divisions
900
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
941
55.4% of votes cast
787
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
759
44.6% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

8
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
10
-154.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
570
+405.4 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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