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Charlotte Nichols vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,263
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
651
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
612
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
20
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Contributions
132
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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