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Charlie Dewhirst vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

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

5 same votes 234 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
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
62.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
381
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
354
568 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
167
47.2 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
187
52.8 % 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

84
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
56
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
103
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Contributions
479
+349.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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