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Rachel Hopkins vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,046 shared comparable votes.

1,046 same votes 0 different votes 1,046 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
97 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
39 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
39 Aye 87 No
51 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
51 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
15 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
39 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
39 Aye 87 No
51 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
51 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
15 Aye 34 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
100
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Contributions
48
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API