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Gareth Snell vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 746 shared comparable votes.

733 same votes 13 different votes 746 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
73 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
73 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 12 No
Transport 93% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
65 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 104 shared votes
66 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
73 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
73 Aye 53 No
35 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,736
2,417 eligible divisions
271
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
965
55.6% of votes cast
279
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
771
44.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
239
+74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Amendment (a) to the Business of the House motion 3 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (f) - Beckett 25 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API