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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Charlie Dewhirst

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 50 different votes 269 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
29 Aye 46 No
Tax 96% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 94% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 83% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 73% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.6% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
219
56.4% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+82.8 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
192
+48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API