At a glanceChris Hinchliff is a Labour MP for North East Hertfordshire, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 499 votes in Commons divisions (87% attendance), tabled 207 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Chris Hinchliff did not vote in 75. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Labour Party since 7 Nov 2025
- Environmental Audit Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- North East Hertfordshire Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Ian Lavery
Labour
99.8% · 428 of 429 shared votes
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Peter Dowd
Labour
99.7% · 347 of 348 shared votes
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Abtisam Mohamed
Labour
99.7% · 337 of 338 shared votes
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Clive Lewis
Labour
99.7% · 332 of 333 shared votes
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Ms Stella Creasy
Labour (Co-op)
99.5% · 424 of 426 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.7% · 5 of 300 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.7% · 5 of 293 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.8% · 5 of 275 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.9% · 5 of 267 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
2.0% · 3 of 153 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Miscellaneous2
- I was elected as an Officer of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. As an Officer, I am involved in the direction of the group and contribute to its work and engagements. (registered 27 Jan 2026)
- Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role. (registered 8 Sep 2025)
Written questions
Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed appropriate prioritisation approach within Environmental Delivery Plans on environmental harm; and what framework w
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The mitigation hierarchy remains at the heart of the Nature Restoration Fund. These Regulations require Natural England, where appropriate, to prioritise avoidance measures over mitigation and compensation measures, and mitigation over compensation measur...
Environmental Delivery Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the evidential basis for determining that there is a clear need for Environmental Delivery Plans; whether that evidence will be published; and what assessment she has made of t
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The NRF will focus on enabling development in areas where it has stalled due to specific environmental obligations. The first EDPs will focus on nutrient neutrality, which currently affects approximately 8% of housing. The Planning and Infrastructure Act ...
Environmental Delivery Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its assessment of the effectiveness of Environmental Delivery Plans; what criteria will be used to evaluate their success; and whether further Envi
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
An initial assessment of Environmental Delivery Plans will take place following the making of the first nutrient pollution EDP. EDPs covering other issues will only be made after a statement on the findings of this assessment has been made to Parliament. ...
Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out her Department's priority areas for improving fisheries transparency (a) domestically and (b) in the UK's international seafood supply chains.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to improving fisheries transparency as part of its efforts to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Domestically, we are strengthening IUU documentation requirements by requesting additional information for ...
Fisheries: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement on the UK's capacity to warn and sanction states that are non-cooperat
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The UK’s Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation prohibits the import of seafood linked to IUU fishing and includes measures to warn and sanction states identified as non-cooperative in tacking IUU fishing. IUU is out of scope of the ...
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take through defence spending to improve national resilience.
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
As the Strategic Defence Review makes clear, the threats facing the UK are growing and evolving. That is why we are investing heavily in homeland defence through the Defence Investment Plan, including £790 million in air and missile defence, £2.5 billion ...
Palestine: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Israeli counterpart on Palestinian children in detention.
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 20 January in response to Question 907383.
Occupied Territories: International Humanitarian Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palesti
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 July to Question 13226.
Early day motions
| 29 Jun 2026 | Migratory birds | 11 sig. |
| 20 Apr 2026 | World Curlew Day | 26 sig. |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Habitat regulations | 50 sig. |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Thames Water in North East Hertfordshire constituency | 4 sig. |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Extinction of the slender-billed curlew | 23 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
I agree with those concerns. As I understand it, many of the applications for grey belt are in fact on greenfield sites, and that needs to be addressed. For all its labyrinthine processes, the NPPF makes a mockery of local democracy, wh…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Desmond. I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on council and social housing. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills (Tessa Munt) on secu…
14 Jul 2026 Political Donations and Housing Developers
I rise to present a petition alongside a corresponding online petition signed by hundreds of my constituents in North East Hertfordshire calling to ban housing developers from donating to political parties. Developers are some of the large…
14 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
T7. Our NHS is heavily reliant on penicillin-based antibiotics for many of its core functions, but close to 90% of global manufacturing capacity of an essential component of those antibiotics is now concentrated in China. The risks to o…
13 Jul 2026 State of Climate and Nature
Our best hope in the fight to restore our environment is this country’s nature-loving public, but many across the House will be aware of the recent example of the Environment Agency threatening to take people to court for trying to clean u…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
I apologise in advance, Ms McVey, that I need to go to a Select Committee so cannot attend the full debate. My hon. Friend is, as usual, right about everything. Does he agree that public resistance to the construction of data centres is d…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
All the military hardware we can buy will not serve its purpose if our nation goes hungry, should our reliance on food imports be turned against us. What reassurances can Ministers give that they are leading conversations across Government…
2 Jul 2026 Supply Chain Security
We have already seen the vulnerability of our economy to global supply chain shocks from the impact of wars on food, fuel and fertiliser prices, but scientists now warn that we are likely to be heading into a super El Niño—a global heating…
2 Jul 2026 Supply Chain Security
2. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the security of UK supply chains.
30 Jun 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026
Is that not potentially reintroducing the same level of discretion and difference across the country if local planning authorities choose to use those powers in different ways?
30 Jun 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Desmond. This is a hugely consequential instrument. Little democracy remains in our planning system, and this legislation will cut the amount down further. We are elected to this place t…
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Earlier this month, the Government announced that they are putting yet more money into the lower Thames crossing, meaning that we will now spend more than £3 billion on a road that costs more per mile than High Speed 2, and we will privati…
25 Jun 2026 Home Ownership Affordability
I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on council and social housing. The affordability of home ownership is one of the biggest issues in our country. I welcome many of the recommendations in this report around…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
I declare an interest as vice-chair of the climate and nature crisis caucus. It is time to put it plainly: if we fail to prevent man-made climate change from getting worse, we face an existential threat to the British way of life. As ou…
24 Jun 2026 Farming Road Map and Profitability Review
For many years we have expected farmers to steward our environment and at the same time deliver food at rock-bottom prices to make up for the failure of politics to secure an affordable cost of living across the rest of society. That has m…
16 Jun 2026 Thames Water
Will the Secretary of State put an end to this unholy mess and rid us of this frankly parasitic company once and for all?
16 Jun 2026 Thames Water
The Secretary of State has made the right decision in seeking to protect billpayers and opposing giving Thames Water a free pass to continue polluting our rivers. The thousands of hours of sewage spills into chalk streams and their tributa…
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill
This is a very significant piece of legislation. I have tabled a number of amendments that I believe would strengthen it even further, but in the time available I will focus on the issue that is without doubt the top priority for my consti…
8 Jun 2026 Water Companies
We come to the Chamber almost weekly to highlight the failures of the water sector in our constituencies, but I want to highlight a wider point today. For years, economic policy in this country has been based on trying to achieve growth by…
4 Jun 2026 High Street Businesses: Government Support
It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) on securing this important debate. The question of support for our high street businesses cuts to the very co…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Party affiliation
- Independent 16 Jul 2025 – 7 Nov 2025
- Labour 4 Jul 2024 – 16 Jul 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
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Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Chris Hinchliff, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Chris Hinchliff?
Chris Hinchliff is a Member of Parliament representing North East Hertfordshire in the House of Commons. See Chris Hinchliff's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Chris Hinchliff represent?
Chris Hinchliff sits as Labour. See Chris Hinchliff's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Chris Hinchliff represent?
Chris Hinchliff is the Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire. See Chris Hinchliff's official Parliament profile.
How long has Chris Hinchliff been an MP?
Chris Hinchliff has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Chris Hinchliff's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Chris Hinchliff?
Chris Hinchliff has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Chris Hinchliff's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.