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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 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

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 650
1,689
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
575
727 eligible divisions
945
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
296
51.5 % of votes cast
744
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
279
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

55
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
62
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
104
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Contributions
71
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
56 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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