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Nick Timothy vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Alison McGovern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 230 different votes 234 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 14 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
Participation
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,644
2,354 eligible divisions
187
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
55.7 % of votes cast
205
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
729
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % 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

83
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
65
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
110
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Contributions
315
+182.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£194,714
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
18
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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