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Rachel Hopkins vs Mark Ferguson

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 Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

480 same votes 1 different votes 481 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
63 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
63 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
63 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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
89.5%
17% above average
Rank 25 of 650
1,447
1,698 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
630 eligible divisions
765
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
52.8% of votes cast
682
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
266
47.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
22
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
94
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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