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Rachel Hopkins vs Sir John Hayes

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 Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 1,082 different votes 1,114 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
10 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 3% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 30 No
Transport 2% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 53 shared votes
14 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 104 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,386
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
739
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
647
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

89
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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