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Ian Lavery vs Chris Hinchliff

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 1 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
575 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.6 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.4 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
130
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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