Alison McGovern
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Birkenhead · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Government Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) · Department of Health and Social Care
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkenhead | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Wirral South | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 6 September 2025 | 22 July 2026 |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Government | 8 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Treasury) | Opposition | 8 May 2015 | 18 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Opposition | 5 November 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 5 November 2014 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 11 January 2013 | 7 October 2013 |
Voting participation
joint 404th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 184 | 78.0% |
| 2025 | 322 | 178 | 55.3% |
| 2024 | 200 | 138 | 69.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 168 | 65.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 176 | 70.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 212 | 87.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 128 | 67.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 762 | 71.4% |
| 59th | 631 | 424 | 67.2% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
154th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 282 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 272 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 77 | 29 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 53 | 40 | 199 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 66 | 41 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 40 | 37 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 87 | 44 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2025–2026 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
128th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for Wirral South
- – Joined Labour
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (International Development)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
2014
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (International Development)
2015
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Treasury)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Treasury)
2017
- – Joined Treasury Committee
2020
- – Joined Treasury Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Became MP for Birkenhead
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
2025
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2026
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Constituency: Birkenhead
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.