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Rachel Hopkins vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,155 shared comparable votes.

1,155 same votes 0 different votes 1,155 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
39 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
39 Aye 101 No
80 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
80 Aye 53 No
56 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
56 Aye 72 No
43 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
39 Aye 101 No
80 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
80 Aye 53 No
56 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
56 Aye 72 No
43 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,406 eligible divisions
758
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
54.0% of votes cast
679
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
53
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
97
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
64
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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