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Rachel Hopkins vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 996 different votes 1,034 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
9 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 143 shared votes
47 Aye 96 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
100
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
53 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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