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Alison McGovern vs Charlotte Nichols

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,030 shared comparable votes.

1,030 same votes 0 different votes 1,030 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
46 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
46 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
46 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
46 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,689
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
1,688 eligible divisions
933
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
660
51.0% of votes cast
756
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
634
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
12
-80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
570
+409.9 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
14
-146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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