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Charlotte Nichols vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 799 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 772 different votes 799 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
8 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Energy 9% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 43 No
Migration 5% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 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 269 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 422 of 649
1,263
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,661
2,356 eligible divisions
651
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
770
46.4 % of votes cast
612
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
891
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
56
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
20
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Contributions
66
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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