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Sir John Whittingdale vs Charlie Dewhirst

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 0 different votes 264 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
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
Participation
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
43.7 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
206
56.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
81
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
Contributions
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
9
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 108 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Defence
49 of 59 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API