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Rachel Hopkins vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,199 shared comparable votes.

1,199 same votes 0 different votes 1,199 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
93 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
93 Aye 49 No
71 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
71 Aye 70 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
44 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
44 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
93 Aye 49 No
71 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
71 Aye 70 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
44 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
44 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
742
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
651
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
52 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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