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Andrew Western vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 608 shared comparable votes.

608 same votes 0 different votes 608 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
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
36 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
36 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
Participation
84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
53.8 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
622
46.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
88
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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