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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Alan Mak

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

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Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Alan Mak voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,480 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 1,403 different votes 1,480 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
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 166 shared votes
63 Aye 103 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
78 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 137 shared votes
61 Aye 76 No
42 Aye 15 No
Education 4% aligned 57 shared votes
17 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
127 Aye 67 No
Tax 0% aligned 194 shared votes
67 Aye 127 No
19 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 15 No
Benefits 0% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,027
2,376 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,067
52.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
217
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
23
7 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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