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Priti Patel vs Charlotte Nichols

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 704 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 685 different votes 704 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
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
61 Aye 19 No
Migration 5% aligned 80 shared votes
15 Aye 65 No
39 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
38 Aye 80 No
Tax 1% aligned 118 shared votes
79 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,454
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,263
1,638 eligible divisions
661
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.5 % of votes cast
793
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
612
48.5 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
96
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Contributions
20
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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