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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 1,055 shared comparable votes.

1,055 same votes 0 different votes 1,055 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
89 Aye 47 No
53 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
53 Aye 70 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
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
89 Aye 47 No
53 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
53 Aye 70 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
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
890
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
758
52.7% of votes cast
700
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
679
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
257
+96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
97
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650

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
13
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
70 of 80 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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