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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 906 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 871 different votes 906 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
17 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 3% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
108
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
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