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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 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
36 Aye 59 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
Participation
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
526 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
43.7 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
206
56.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
81
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 648
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 648

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
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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
Tax
95 of 108 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API