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Chris Hinchliff vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Chris Hinchliff and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 474 shared comparable votes.

463 same votes 11 different votes 474 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
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 76 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 650
540
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,417 eligible divisions
273
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,101
55.4% of votes cast
267
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
888
44.6% of votes cast
12
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

140
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
Appearances
172
+77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
163
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Contributions
786
+621.4 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,907
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£174,907
23% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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