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Rachel Hopkins vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 0 different votes 941 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
78 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
78 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
31 Aye 82 No
44 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
44 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
78 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
31 Aye 82 No
44 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
44 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
758
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
679
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

84
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
86
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
97
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Contributions
136
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 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
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: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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