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Charlotte Nichols vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 858 shared comparable votes.

654 same votes 204 different votes 858 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
23 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
23 Aye 68 No
16 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 20 No
Trade 91% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Education 23% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
85 Aye 35 No
Tax 49% aligned 120 shared votes
68 Aye 52 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 65% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
641
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
594
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

21
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
26
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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

Defence
54 of 58 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
63 of 68 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Energy
40 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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