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Sir John Whittingdale vs Rachel Hopkins

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,073 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,036 different votes 1,073 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
15 Aye 28 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
64 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 117 shared votes
50 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 104 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,386
1,636 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
739
53.3 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
647
46.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
89
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
10
6 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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