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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.


Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 669 shared comparable votes.

669 same votes 0 different votes 669 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 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

84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% 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
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
100
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
53 of 54 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 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
46 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API