MP for Birkenhead
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
“A centrist Labour MP and minister with near-total party loyalty and a rare Brexit-era rebel vote.”
Alison McGovern is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Birkenhead, first elected in 2010. She has held ministerial and frontbench roles, including Shadow Minister positions in Work and Pensions and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and from September 2025 she serves as Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. She also sits on Parliament's Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
Her voting record shows near-total loyalty to the party (100% on recorded votes) and a solid attendance rate (67%). She tends to back welfare and public services (Universal Credit and NHS funding) and oppose stricter immigration controls and asylum restrictions, while adopting a mixed approach on VAT, transgender rights and sentencing; she has one notable rebellion on the EU Withdrawal Bill in 2017.
She has one declared financial interest: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
18 positions
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Since Oct 2025
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Since Sept 2025
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Dec 2021 - May 2024
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Apr 2020 - Dec 2021
Treasury Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Dec 2017 - Nov 2019
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
