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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.
Voting alignment
Gareth Thomas and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,322 shared comparable votes.
1,321 same votes
1 different votes
1,322 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
66.4 %
6 % below average
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Debates
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API