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Rachel Hopkins vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Alex Burghart voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,157 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,122 different votes 1,157 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
37 Aye 100 No
Migration 3% aligned 137 shared votes
96 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 31 No
Transport 2% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
95 Aye 53 No
Tax 2% aligned 148 shared votes
50 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
9 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 104 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,386
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,099 eligible divisions
739
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
863
48.2 % of votes cast
647
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
929
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

89
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
130
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
52 of 53 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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