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Dame Meg Hillier vs Chris Law

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Chris Law voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

865 same votes 88 different votes 953 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
107 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
107 Aye 74 No
35 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Energy 64% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
107 Aye 44 No
Tax 73% aligned 151 shared votes
98 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
Participation
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
967
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
731
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

88
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 648
Appearances
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
120
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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