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Gareth Bacon vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,014 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 980 different votes 1,014 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
12 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
92 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 131 shared votes
35 Aye 96 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 11 No
Transport 3% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,354 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
56.0 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
744
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
61
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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