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Rachel Hopkins vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,102 shared comparable votes.

1,102 same votes 0 different votes 1,102 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
99 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
99 Aye 52 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
30 Aye 94 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
99 Aye 52 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
30 Aye 94 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 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
79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
724
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
622
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
828
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
Appearances
16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648
Contributions
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 75 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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