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Emma Lewell vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,378 same votes 14 different votes 1,392 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
120 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
120 Aye 70 No
32 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
32 Aye 95 No
58 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
58 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
41 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
41 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
120 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
120 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
1,648
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
921
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
938
56.3 % of votes cast
727
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
729
43.7 % of votes cast
33
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 648
Appearances
28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
42
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
Contributions
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Trade
74 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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