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Andrew Western vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 611 shared comparable votes.

611 same votes 0 different votes 611 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
15
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
17
-128.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Education
50 of 58 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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