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Gareth Thomas vs Charlie Dewhirst

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 221 different votes 225 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
526 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
43.7 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
206
56.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
81
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 108 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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