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Nick Smith vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

1,186 same votes 1 different votes 1,187 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
109 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
109 Aye 55 No
63 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
63 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
32 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
109 Aye 55 No
63 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
63 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
32 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
125
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
0
0 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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
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 143 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
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
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