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Rachel Hopkins vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

1,185 same votes 0 different votes 1,185 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 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
112 Aye 60 No
48 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
48 Aye 76 No
39 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
39 Aye 83 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
112 Aye 60 No
48 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
48 Aye 76 No
39 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
39 Aye 83 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
742
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
986
55.7 % of votes cast
651
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
784
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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