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Matt Western vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,126 shared comparable votes.

1,126 same votes 0 different votes 1,126 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
103 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
103 Aye 51 No
39 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
39 Aye 99 No
64 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
64 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
103 Aye 51 No
39 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
39 Aye 99 No
64 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
64 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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