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Graeme Downie vs Chris Hinchliff

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

Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar
vs
Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 11 different votes 372 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

63.8%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 650
Participation
85.7%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
406
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
545
636 eligible divisions
183
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.6% of votes cast
223
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
269
49.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
140
+43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
163
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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