Portrait of Charlie Dewhirst

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Bridlington and The Wolds · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Northern Ireland)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: charlie.dewhirst.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
67.0%
423 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
51 meetings attended
Debate contributions
236
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,338
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

Charlie Dewhirst is the Conservative MP for Bridlington and The Wolds, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Cabinet Office), Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons), and Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Northern Ireland).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bridlington and The Wolds4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Hammersmith
Hammersmith

Voting participation

Participation rate
67.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
423

joint 457th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Charlie Dewhirst voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 78.1%78.1%2025: 61.2%61.2%2026: 71.6%71.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236169 71.6%
2025322197 61.2%
20247357 78.1%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631423 67.0%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
236
Written questions
1,338
Oral questions
38
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
51

57th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Charlie Dewhirst: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02505007501,0002024: 18018020242025: 47047020252026: 6886882026
Oral questions per year
Charlie Dewhirst: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 171720252026: 17172026
Early day motions per year
Charlie Dewhirst: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 114 76 688 17 0 0 0
2025 103 62 470 17 0 0 0
2024 19 12 180 4 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill Member 15 October 2026 – no published attendance
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Member 21 October 2024 51 of 51 100.0%
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Member 18 June 2025 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
236
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
150
distinct debates

joint 414th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Charlie Dewhirst: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 191920242025: 10310320252026: 1141142026
Debates participated in per year
Charlie Dewhirst: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 121220242025: 626220252026: 76762026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bridlington and The Wolds
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
  3. 2026

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Cabinet Office)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Northern Ireland)
    • – Joined Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill

Constituency: Bridlington and The Wolds

Bridlington and The Wolds constituency boundary
Area
948.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 3,125
Electorate
74,438 · turnout 57.7%
Postcode areas
HU11, HU18, YO25, YO41, YO42, YO43

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.