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Chris Hinchliff vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Chris Hinchliff and Helen Whately voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 349 different votes 359 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
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
500
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
253
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
247
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
45
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
126
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Contributions
68
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,907
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£174,907
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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