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Bob Blackman vs Charlie Dewhirst

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


Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 1 different votes 367 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
36 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
36 Aye 59 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
36 Aye 59 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
979
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.6% of votes cast
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
219
56.4% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

152
+68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
180
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18% below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
211 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API