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Mark Sewards vs Charlie Dewhirst

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
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Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 316 different votes 324 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
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.6% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
219
56.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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 44 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
177
+33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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