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Charlie Dewhirst vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 324 different votes 328 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 16 No
Benefits 14% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
31 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
57 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
57 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
381
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
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
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