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Chris Hinchliff vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Chris Hinchliff and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 5 different votes 429 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
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

86.8%
14% above average
Rank 62 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
512
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
255
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
257
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

122
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Appearances
37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
143
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£174,907
23% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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