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Linsey Farnsworth vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 488 shared comparable votes.

487 same votes 1 different votes 488 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
502
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
261
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
53.3 % of votes cast
241
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
651
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
2
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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