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Charlie Dewhirst vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 0 different votes 212 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
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 650
Participation
64.6%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
392
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,126 eligible divisions
171
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
221
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

99
+13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Appearances
113
+27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
117
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
164
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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