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Charlie Dewhirst vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
27 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
148
+64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
116
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Contributions
184
+38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
65 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
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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