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Alex Mayer vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

95.4 %
22 % above average
Rank 1 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
502
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
259
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
938
56.3 % of votes cast
243
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
729
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
Appearances
28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Contributions
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 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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