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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Charlie Dewhirst

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

Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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
24 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
24 Aye 54 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
24 Aye 54 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
43.7 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
206
56.3 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 647
Appearances
85
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
111
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 108 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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