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Ms Julie Minns vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 526 shared comparable votes.

521 same votes 5 different votes 526 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
60 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
60 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
60 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
535
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,436
1,687 eligible divisions
274
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
52.7% of votes cast
261
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
679
47.3% of votes cast
5
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

226
+136.0 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
Appearances
84
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
251
+94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
97
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20% below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API