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Gareth Thomas vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,333 shared comparable votes.

1,332 same votes 1 different votes 1,333 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
109 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
105 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
105 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
41 Aye 91 No
61 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
61 Aye 52 No
41 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
109 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
105 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
105 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
41 Aye 91 No
61 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
61 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
219
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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