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Edward Argar vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,128 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,091 different votes 1,128 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
13 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 23 No
Energy 5% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 29 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
66 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 122 shared votes
55 Aye 67 No
93 Aye 32 No
Migration 3% aligned 125 shared votes
28 Aye 97 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 35 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
35 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 45 shared votes
13 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
2,125
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,263
1,636 eligible divisions
1,011
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.5 % of votes cast
1,114
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
612
48.5 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
125
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
20
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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
209 of 211 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 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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