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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,431 shared comparable votes.

1,430 same votes 1 different votes 1,431 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
118 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
118 Aye 70 No
101 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
101 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
60 Aye 56 No
30 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
118 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
118 Aye 70 No
101 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
101 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
60 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
957
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

101
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
228
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API