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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 315 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 0 different votes 315 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
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
24 Aye 54 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.6 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
215
56.4 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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

£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
10
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 111 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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