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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 421 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 2 different votes 421 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 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
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 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
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 650
1,254
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
746 eligible divisions
645
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
47.8 % of votes cast
609
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
249
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

18
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
79
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
21
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Contributions
325
+201.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£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
63 of 68 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Energy
40 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 23 votes
Defence
60 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
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