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Rachel Hopkins vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Bob Blackman voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,191 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,150 different votes 1,191 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
20 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 20 No
Trade 10% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 7 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 53 shared votes
14 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 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
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,386
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,070
2,354 eligible divisions
739
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
47.0 % of votes cast
647
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

89
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
142
+66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
168
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
211 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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