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Lucy Powell vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

1,336 same votes 0 different votes 1,336 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
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
57 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
57 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
687
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
147
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 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

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
13
5 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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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