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Rachel Hopkins vs John McDonnell

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 McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,263 same votes 39 different votes 1,302 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
113 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
113 Aye 56 No
35 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 86% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 87% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 102 No
Migration 97% aligned 140 shared votes
38 Aye 102 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,450
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
768
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
682
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

79
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
92
-74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
54 of 55 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
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
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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