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Bridget Phillipson vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,141 shared comparable votes.

1,140 same votes 1 different votes 1,141 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
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
55 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
22 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
55 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
22 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 600 of 647
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 647
1,304
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,323 eligible divisions
784
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
56.1 % of votes cast
520
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.9 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

54
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 647
Appearances
35
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 647
496
+382.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 647
Contributions
66
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
13
2 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
60 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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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