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Simon Lightwood vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 622 shared comparable votes.

622 same votes 0 different votes 622 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
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
Participation
84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
53.8 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
622
46.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Housing
34 of 43 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API