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Charlie Dewhirst vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 331 different votes 338 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
14 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 478 of 650
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 650
376
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
575
727 eligible divisions
165
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
296
51.5 % of votes cast
211
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
279
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

83
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Appearances
62
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
71
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Tax
95 of 108 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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