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Charlie Dewhirst vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Paula Barker voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 316 different votes 323 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 17 No
Benefits 17% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 478 of 650
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 650
376
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,282
1,626 eligible divisions
165
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
52.4 % of votes cast
211
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
610
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

83
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
50
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
103
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
48
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 489 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Tax
95 of 108 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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