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Rachel Hopkins vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 534 shared comparable votes.

525 same votes 9 different votes 534 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
67 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 82% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
67 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 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
86.7%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 650
1,448
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
547
631 eligible divisions
766
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.7% of votes cast
682
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
259
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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
53 of 54 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API