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Charlie Dewhirst vs Matthew Patrick

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 Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 309 different votes 320 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
36 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
381
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
575 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
29
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
110
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Contributions
96
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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