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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Chris McDonald

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 McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 1 different votes 323 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
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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