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Matt Western vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

1,007 same votes 0 different votes 1,007 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
92 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
92 Aye 49 No
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
29 Aye 95 No
57 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
57 Aye 51 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
92 Aye 49 No
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
29 Aye 95 No
57 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
57 Aye 51 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
15
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
17
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API