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Rachel Hopkins vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 21 different votes 1,251 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
112 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
112 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 19 No
Housing 98% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
43 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 57 shared votes
42 Aye 15 No
57 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 129 shared votes
55 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 100 No
Migration 99% aligned 137 shared votes
36 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

85.2%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,448
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
766
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
682
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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