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Kerry McCarthy vs Charlie Dewhirst

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 324 different votes 328 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
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
57 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
31 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
31 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.6 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
215
56.4 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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