Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern

Constituency: Birkenhead

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

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).

Alison McGovern, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Birkenhead, has been in parliament since May 2010, making her the 62nd longest-serving MP across all parties and the 33rd longest-serving within her Labour group. She has cast 130 votes out of 460 eligible divisions, representing a participation rate of 28.26%, which ranks her 627th among all MPs and 395th within Labour. Her debate activity is significantly stronger, with 468 contributions across 92 debates, ranking her 332nd overall. Her strongest debate topics have been Local Government, Welfare & Benefits, and Employment & Workers Rights, while her voting has primarily focused on Justice & Law, Parliamentary Procedure, and Taxation.

Summary generated on 27/03/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

136 / 466

29.18%

Ranked #620 of 650 MPs (5th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

96 / 7614

526 total contributions

Ranked #335 of 650 MPs (49th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

1

£900.00

£

Total declared interests