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Charlotte Nichols vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 2 different votes 442 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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 262 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
655
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
625
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

15
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
17
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Housing
50 of 54 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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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