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Melanie Ward vs Rachel Hopkins

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 474 shared comparable votes.

460 same votes 14 different votes 474 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
61 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
1,704 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
768
53.0% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
682
47.0% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
79
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
121
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
92
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
5
2 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

#1
Housing
54 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API