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Charlie Dewhirst vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 235 different votes 239 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 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 479 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 492 of 649
381
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,354 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.1 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

84
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
45
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
103
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Contributions
95
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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