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Barry Gardiner vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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


Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,347 shared comparable votes.

1,344 same votes 3 different votes 1,347 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
121 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
121 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
52 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
52 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
32 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
121 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
121 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
52 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
52 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Trade
77 of 91 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API