Compare

Lucy Powell vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,032 shared comparable votes.

1,032 same votes 0 different votes 1,032 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
89 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
89 Aye 46 No
52 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
52 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
40 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
89 Aye 46 No
52 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
52 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
40 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
687
43.9% 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
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
63
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
14
5 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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API