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Mr Louie French vs Charlie Dewhirst

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 0 different votes 304 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
23 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
Participation
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 648
961
1,182 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
526 eligible divisions
480
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
43.7 % of votes cast
481
50.1 % 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
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
Appearances
81
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 648
156
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 648
Contributions
107
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
13
4 registered categories
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Trade
25 of 27 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API