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Ms Diane Abbott vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

828 same votes 21 different votes 849 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
74 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
74 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 82% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,246
1,605 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
51.6 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
603
48.4 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
21
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
26
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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