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Luke Pollard vs Chris Hinchliff

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 7 different votes 307 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 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 65% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 437 of 650
Participation
85.7%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
1,501
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
545
636 eligible divisions
827
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.6% of votes cast
674
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
269
49.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Appearances
141
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
686
+518.9 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
164
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
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
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
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
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