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Rachel Hopkins vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,192 shared comparable votes.

1,188 same votes 4 different votes 1,192 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
108 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
39 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
39 Aye 89 No
29 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 142 shared votes
66 Aye 76 No
108 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
39 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
39 Aye 89 No
29 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
742
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.3 % of votes cast
651
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
52 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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