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Alison McGovern

Labour Birkenhead

Voting record

7
Voted for
0
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Alison McGovern’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 87%

How often Alison McGovern voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Alison McGovern currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) — Department of Health and Social Care — since 2026-07-22 Government
Previously held
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2025-09-06 to 2026-07-22) Government
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions (2024-07-08 to 2025-09-06) Government
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions (2021-12-04 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) — Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2020-04-10 to 2021-12-04) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Treasury) — HM Treasury (2015-05-08 to 2015-09-18) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2014-11-05 to 2015-03-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (International Development) — Department for International Development (2013-10-07 to 2014-11-05) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2013-01-11 to 2013-10-07) Shadow

Declared financial interests

Nothing on file for Alison McGovern yet, or they have no interests currently registered. Parliament’s official register for Alison McGovern →

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Alison McGovern yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Alison McGovern has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£306,264.74 paid out to or for Alison McGovern across 91 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Alison McGovern’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £242,831.64 (5 claims)
Office Costs — £29,355.78 (74 claims)
Accommodation — £20,790.94 (7 claims)
MP Travel — £7,124.07 (2 claims)
Staff Travel — £6,162.31 (3 claims)
Most recent claims
Equipment - purchase — £55.68, 2026-02-09 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £173.41, 2026-02-09 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £60.91, 2026-02-09 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £129.02, 2026-02-09 — Other office equipment
Utilities — £0.00, 2026-01-05 — Water
Utilities — -£491.11, 2025-12-18 — Water
Equipment - purchase — £75.00, 2025-10-24 — Other office equipment
Stationery & printing — £379.57, 2025-09-08 — Banner October 2025

Every claim on file for Alison McGovern →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Alison McGovern — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Alison McGovern’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Alison McGovern isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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