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Cat Eccles vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 4 different votes 243 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
17 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,741
2,422 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
968
55.6% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
773
44.4% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

121
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
115
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
150
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
246
+78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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