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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
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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 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 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
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
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
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