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Charlotte Nichols vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Alberto Costa voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,006 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 971 different votes 1,006 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
10 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 83 No
Migration 4% aligned 111 shared votes
79 Aye 32 No
46 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 110 shared votes
63 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 649
1,263
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,354 eligible divisions
651
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
902
47.2 % of votes cast
612
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,008
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
13
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
20
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Contributions
14
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Education
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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