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Rachel Hopkins vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 0 different votes 417 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
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Contributions
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
53 of 54 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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