Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Birkenhead who was elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024. She is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2010. McGovern currently serves as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care and has cast 424 votes from 628 eligible divisions, representing a 68% participation rate; low voting participation is conventional for ministers. She has made 942 contributions across 148 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).