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Andrew Western vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

511 same votes 0 different votes 511 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
938
56.3 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
729
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
39
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
9
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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