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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
vs
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 533 shared comparable votes.

533 same votes 0 different votes 533 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

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

89
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
216
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
2
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
42 of 47 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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