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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,467 shared comparable votes.

1,467 same votes 0 different votes 1,467 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 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
118 Aye 67 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
42 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
42 Aye 104 No
58 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
58 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
118 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
118 Aye 67 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
42 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
42 Aye 104 No
58 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
58 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 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 387 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
38 of 43 votes
#1
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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