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Charlie Dewhirst vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Steve Darling voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 54 different votes 256 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
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 44 No
Tax 97% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
376
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
563 eligible divisions
165
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
54.4 % of votes cast
211
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
172
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Appearances
126
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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