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Charlie Dewhirst vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
381
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
166
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
215
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
210 of 211 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
67 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
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
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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