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Alison McGovern vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,142 shared comparable votes.

1,142 same votes 0 different votes 1,142 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
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
87 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
87 Aye 49 No
60 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
60 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
87 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
87 Aye 49 No
60 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
60 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
1,689
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
933
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
758
52.7% of votes cast
756
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
679
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
84
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
560
+401.5 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
97
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
71 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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