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Rachel Hopkins vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,262 shared comparable votes.

1,261 same votes 1 different votes 1,262 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
111 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
111 Aye 56 No
36 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
36 Aye 96 No
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
43 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
43 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
111 Aye 56 No
36 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
36 Aye 96 No
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
43 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
43 Aye 17 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
742
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
651
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
52 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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