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Rachel Hopkins vs Matt Western

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 Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,094 shared comparable votes.

1,094 same votes 0 different votes 1,094 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
103 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
103 Aye 48 No
38 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
38 Aye 98 No
64 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
64 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
103 Aye 48 No
38 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
38 Aye 98 No
64 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
64 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
724
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
56.2 % of votes cast
622
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648
Contributions
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
52 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 161 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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