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Mary Kelly Foy vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 877 shared comparable votes.

865 same votes 12 different votes 877 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
36 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No
76 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
76 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 87 shared votes
41 Aye 46 No
14 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 6 No
Education 97% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
36 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
1,121
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
563
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
957
55.5% of votes cast
558
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
768
44.5% of votes cast
30
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
101
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
72
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
228
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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