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Rachel Hopkins vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,271 shared comparable votes.

1,271 same votes 0 different votes 1,271 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
112 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
112 Aye 61 No
39 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
39 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
65 Aye 71 No
45 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
45 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
112 Aye 61 No
39 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
39 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
65 Aye 71 No
45 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
45 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 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
82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 648
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
724
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
622
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
Appearances
79
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 648
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648
Contributions
399
+290.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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