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Rachel Hopkins vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,017 different votes 1,066 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
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 90 No
Migration 3% aligned 118 shared votes
86 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
62 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 132 shared votes
70 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 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
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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