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Rachel Hopkins vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 471 shared comparable votes.

471 same votes 0 different votes 471 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
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
7
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
100
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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