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Charlie Dewhirst vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 0 different votes 280 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
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
29 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
29 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Appearances
129
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Contributions
366
+220.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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