Rachel Hopkins
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Government Assistant Whip
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luton South and South Bedfordshire | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Luton South | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 12 December 2019 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 22 July 2022 | 15 November 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 22 July 2022 |
Voting participation
joint 78th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 232 | 98.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 304 | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 161 | 80.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 182 | 71.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 203 | 80.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 216 | 89.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 148 | 77.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 842 | 78.8% |
| 59th | 631 | 606 | 96.0% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
118th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 137 | 88 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 113 | 75 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 104 | 84 | 132 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 112 | 83 | 354 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 166 | 112 | 104 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 118 | 96 | 112 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation Committee | Member | 8 December 2025 | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
| Sporting Events Bill | Member | 15 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Justice Committee 2023–2024
- Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2022–2024, 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
12 bill committees served on
- Armed Forces Commissioner Bill 2024
- Building Safety Bill 2021
- Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill 2021
- Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill 2021
- Football Governance Bill 2024
- Licensing Hours Extensions Bill 2024
- Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill 2024
- Prison Media Bill 2024
- School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill 2024
- Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill 2021
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2025
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill 2023
Hansard activity
joint 142nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2019
- – Became MP for Luton South
- – Joined Labour
2020
- – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
- – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2022
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2023
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Joined Justice Committee
2024
- – Became MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2025
- – Joined Modernisation Committee
2026
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
- – Joined Sporting Events Bill
Constituency: Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.