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Charlotte Nichols vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

1,122 same votes 14 different votes 1,136 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
94 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
94 Aye 51 No
27 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
27 Aye 96 No
31 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 91% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 19 No
Housing 98% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 116 shared votes
55 Aye 61 No
94 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
94 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,294
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
660
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
634
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

13
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
95
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
15
-139.8 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
50 of 54 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
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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