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Charlie Dewhirst vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 284 different votes 290 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
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 650
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 650
376
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
563 eligible divisions
165
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
47.4 % of votes cast
211
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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