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Ed Miliband vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 803 shared comparable votes.

803 same votes 0 different votes 803 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
26 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
26 Aye 94 No
56 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
56 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
27 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
26 Aye 94 No
56 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
56 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
27 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

54.4%
18% below average
Rank 606 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
1,308
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
725
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
758
52.7% of votes cast
583
44.6% 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
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
82
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
785
+623.0 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650
Contributions
95
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Energy
45 of 70 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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