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Charlie Dewhirst vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Ian Lavery voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 305 different votes 316 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 15 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
381
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
80
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
110
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Contributions
108
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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