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Charlie Dewhirst vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 337 different votes 344 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 14% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
Appearances
156
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
107
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
667
+524.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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