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Chris Hinchliff vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Chris Hinchliff and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 281 different votes 288 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 2 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

87.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 62 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 650
491
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,451
2,349 eligible divisions
248
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
45.4 % of votes cast
243
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
54.6 % of votes cast
11
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
108
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£174,907
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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