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Chris Coghlan vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Chris Coghlan and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 177 different votes 203 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

51.8 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
298
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
172
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
126
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 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

£188,989
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£188,989
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
33 of 50 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Tax
70 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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