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Mark Sewards vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

451 same votes 0 different votes 451 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
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
246
53.5% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

165
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
176
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Contributions
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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