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Charlie Dewhirst vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 0 different votes 297 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
32 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
32 Aye 53 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
32 Aye 53 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% 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

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Contributions
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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