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Rachel Hopkins vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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 Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 369 different votes 375 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 648
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
526 eligible divisions
724
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
45.4 % of votes cast
622
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
215
54.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
Appearances
171
+110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648
Contributions
223
+114.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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