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Karin Smyth vs Rachel Hopkins

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,139 shared comparable votes.

1,139 same votes 0 different votes 1,139 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

90 Aye 57 No

Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes

90 Aye 57 No

60 Aye 75 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes

60 Aye 75 No

29 Aye 74 No

Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes

29 Aye 74 No

38 Aye 18 No

Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes

38 Aye 18 No

27 Aye 26 No

Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes

27 Aye 26 No

Most different by topic

90 Aye 57 No

Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes

90 Aye 57 No

60 Aye 75 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes

60 Aye 75 No

29 Aye 74 No

Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes

29 Aye 74 No

38 Aye 18 No

Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes

38 Aye 18 No

27 Aye 26 No

Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes

27 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

72.6%

same as average

Rank 366 of 649

Participation

84.9%

12% above average

Rank 96 of 649

1,724

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,408

1,658 eligible divisions

962

55.8% of votes cast

Aye votes

746

53.0% of votes cast

762

44.2% of votes cast

No votes

662

47.0% of votes cast

0.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.1% of votes cast

11 years, 4 months

Since 7 May 2015

Commons service

6 years, 9 months

Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107

+25.3 vs Commons average

Rank 143 of 649

Appearances

+4.3 vs Commons average

Rank 223 of 649

411

+268.7 vs Commons average

Rank 34 of 649

Contributions

100

-42.3 vs Commons average

Rank 328 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£1,064,817

all imported IPSA years

£291,769

29% above average

Latest expenses

£253,152

12% above average

1 registered category

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health

48 of 56 votes

Housing

53 of 54 votes

Education

82 of 96 votes

Environment / Climate

42 of 44 votes

Foreign Affairs

58 of 69 votes

Education

65 of 69 votes

Transport

79 of 95 votes

Migration

143 of 154 votes

Brexit / EU

175 of 211 votes

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

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026