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Charlie Dewhirst vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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
24 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
24 Aye 54 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
24 Aye 54 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Appearances
99
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Contributions
171
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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