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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 1,322 shared comparable votes.

1,322 same votes 0 different votes 1,322 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 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
65 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
65 Aye 71 No
46 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
65 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
65 Aye 71 No
46 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Contributions
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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