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Charlotte Nichols vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Ben Lake voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 972 shared comparable votes.

793 same votes 179 different votes 972 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
21 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 98% aligned 125 shared votes
26 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Education 57% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
80 Aye 47 No
Tax 61% aligned 127 shared votes
88 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 71% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 25 No
Transport 72% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 75% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
653
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
615
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
182 of 188 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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