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Lauren Edwards vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 0 different votes 448 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
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.8 %
14 % above average
Rank 72 of 647
Participation
84.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 647
459
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,349
1,597 eligible divisions
237
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
53.7 % of votes cast
222
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
625
46.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

33
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 647
Appearances
77
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 647
39
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 647
Contributions
92
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API