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Jake Richards vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
220
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
207
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
217
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Education
44 of 50 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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