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Rachel Hopkins vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 477 shared comparable votes.

477 same votes 0 different votes 477 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
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
58 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
58 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 647
Participation
92.1 %
19 % above average
Rank 14 of 647
1,349
1,597 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
529 eligible divisions
724
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
625
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 647
Appearances
54
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 647
92
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 647
Contributions
75
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
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