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John McDonnell vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,182 shared comparable votes.

1,148 same votes 34 different votes 1,182 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
102 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
102 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 19 No
Education 86% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 19 No
Benefits 89% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 15 No
Energy 95% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
76.9%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,310
1,704 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
671
51.2% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
639
48.8% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
10
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
12
-154.4 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
7
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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