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Blake Stephenson vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 275 different votes 279 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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