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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 1,161 shared comparable votes.

1,161 same votes 0 different votes 1,161 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
39 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
39 Aye 100 No
43 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 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
39 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
39 Aye 100 No
43 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
724
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
622
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
765
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648
Contributions
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648

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
0
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
52 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API