Compare

Fred Thomas vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 0 different votes 269 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

44
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
92
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
59
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
219
+71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
6
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
27 of 34 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API