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Mr Paul Foster vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 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

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
56.0 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
744
44.0 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % 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

31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
58
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
51
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
107
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
12
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Transport
28 of 29 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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