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Rachel Hopkins vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 0 different votes 1,119 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
94 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
94 Aye 54 No
52 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
52 Aye 71 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
94 Aye 54 No
52 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
52 Aye 71 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
758
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
679
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

84
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
65
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
97
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
91
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 400 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
53 of 54 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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