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Kerry McCarthy vs Chris Hinchliff

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 460 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 10 different votes 460 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
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
32 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 79% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 224 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 76 of 650
1,904
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
542
633 eligible divisions
1,069
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
50.7% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
267
49.3% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
140
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
7
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
65 of 71 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
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