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Ian Byrne vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,084 shared comparable votes.

1,062 same votes 22 different votes 1,084 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
99 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
99 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 16 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 16 No
Education 95% aligned 56 shared votes
41 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
50 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 116 shared votes
52 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 115 shared votes
28 Aye 87 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,305
1,699 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
668
51.2% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
637
48.8% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
10
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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