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Patrick Spencer vs Chris Hinchliff

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

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 339 different votes 349 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
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
575 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.6 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.4 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
106
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
0
-137.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Contributions
125
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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