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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 625 shared comparable votes.

625 same votes 0 different votes 625 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
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 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
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 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
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 647
1,349
1,597 eligible divisions
Total votes
667
1,026 eligible divisions
724
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.5 % of votes cast
625
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
297
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

77
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 647
Appearances
60
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 647
92
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 647
Contributions
209
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£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
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Education
64 of 68 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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