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Rachel Hopkins vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 397 different votes 404 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
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
742
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
651
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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