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Charlie Dewhirst vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 0 different votes 216 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
26 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
26 Aye 55 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
26 Aye 55 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 650
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 581 of 650
392
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,413
2,381 eligible divisions
171
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
42.6% of votes cast
221
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
811
57.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

99
+13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Appearances
50
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
117
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
43
-105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 70 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API