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Sarah Coombes vs Rachel Hopkins

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 0 different votes 449 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
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 650
459
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,383
1,632 eligible divisions
231
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
736
53.2 % of votes cast
228
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
647
46.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
88
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
79
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
103
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£164,149
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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