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Charlotte Nichols vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

828 same votes 21 different votes 849 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
74 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
74 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 82% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
641
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
594
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

21
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
26
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Education
63 of 68 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Energy
40 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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 Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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