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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 423 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 0 different votes 423 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 647
Participation
84.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 115 of 647
427
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,357
1,605 eligible divisions
214
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
726
53.5 % of votes cast
213
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
631
46.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 647
Appearances
79
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 647
128
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 647
Contributions
94
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 647

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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Migration
10 of 11 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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API