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Rachel Hopkins vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 531 shared comparable votes.

528 same votes 3 different votes 531 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
60 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
60 Aye 44 No
32 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
60 Aye 44 No
32 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,436
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
542
619 eligible divisions
757
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
51.5% of votes cast
679
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
65
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
97
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
68
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 475 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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