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Claire Hughes vs Julia Lopez

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

Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy
vs
Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Claire Hughes and Julia Lopez voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 370 different votes 375 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
59 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 650
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 650
510
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,748
2,095 eligible divisions
265
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.9 % of votes cast
245
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
910
52.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

8
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Appearances
32
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
8
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
41
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,797
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£180,797
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 161 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 85 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 287 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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