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Charlie Dewhirst vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 0 different votes 277 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
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% 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
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
59 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
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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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