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Josh MacAlister vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 0 different votes 442 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
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 96 of 648
Participation
84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
451
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
229
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
53.8 % of votes cast
222
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
622
46.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648
Appearances
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648
Contributions
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
6
4 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 23 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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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