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Jeff Smith vs Chris Hinchliff

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 476 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 10 different votes 476 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
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 76 of 650
1,922
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
631 eligible divisions
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
273
50.6% of votes cast
875
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
267
49.4% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
140
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
163
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% 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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 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
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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