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Cat Smith vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,439 shared comparable votes.

1,435 same votes 4 different votes 1,439 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
102 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
102 Aye 66 No
104 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
37 Aye 104 No
68 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
68 Aye 58 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
102 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
102 Aye 66 No
104 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
37 Aye 104 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API