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Phil Brickell vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Phil Brickell
Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 489 shared comparable votes.

489 same votes 0 different votes 489 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
495
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
240
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
758
52.7% of votes cast
255
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
679
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

138
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
82
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
169
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
95
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,925
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
2
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API