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Rachel Hopkins vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 0 different votes 481 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
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.2%
13% above average
Rank 82 of 650
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 242 of 650
1,444
1,695 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
627 eligible divisions
765
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1% of votes cast
679
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
73
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
94
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
87
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
53 of 54 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 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
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
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