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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,459 shared comparable votes.

1,451 same votes 8 different votes 1,459 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
128 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
128 Aye 68 No
40 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
68 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
68 Aye 44 No
47 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
47 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 18 No
Benefits 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 98% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
102 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
128 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
128 Aye 68 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 386 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
1,714
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,391 eligible divisions
956
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
992
56.4% of votes cast
758
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
768
43.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

98
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Appearances
141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
225
+73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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