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Rachel Hopkins vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 689 shared comparable votes.

689 same votes 0 different votes 689 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
59 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
59 Aye 34 No
36 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
59 Aye 34 No
36 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
758
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
679
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

82
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
95
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
53 of 54 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API