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Gareth Thomas vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 904 shared comparable votes.

904 same votes 0 different votes 904 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
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
89 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
43 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
89 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
43 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
594
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 648
Appearances
21
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 648
130
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648
Contributions
26
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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