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Emily Darlington vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 40 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
521
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
274
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
247
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
119
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Contributions
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45% below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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