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John Whitby vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

62
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Appearances
76
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
77
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Contributions
171
+33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
2
2 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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