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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Andrew Western

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
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Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

511 same votes 0 different votes 511 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 647
Participation
74.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
1,667
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
680
912 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.3 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
345
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

27
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 647
Appearances
50
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
39
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 647
Contributions
305
+193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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