Ayes & Noes

Compare

Rachel Hopkins vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 748 shared comparable votes.

644 same votes 104 different votes 748 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
19 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 35 No
Tax 60% aligned 117 shared votes
75 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 5 No
Energy 70% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 71% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 1 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 12 No
Defence 87% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 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
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
724
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
622
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API