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Charlotte Nichols vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 3 different votes 336 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
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
653
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
615
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 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: Amendment 94 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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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