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Chris Law vs Charlotte Nichols

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 595 shared comparable votes.

513 same votes 82 different votes 595 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
21 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 34 No
Tax 52% aligned 94 shared votes
65 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 59% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 12 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

51.9 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 650
Participation
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 650
1,214
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,622 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.4 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
609
48.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
19
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
70
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
23
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
63 of 68 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
40 of 45 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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