Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Birkenhead, first elected in May 2010, making her longest serving 10% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. She was elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024, and currently holds the position of Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care. She has cast 387 votes from 587 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 66%, and is in the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast, though low voting participation is conventional for ministers. She has made 818 contributions across 135 debates, with her top debate topics being Local Government, Welfare & Benefits, and Employment & Workers Rights, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Alison McGovern is the Labour MP for Birkenhead, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government).