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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,170 shared comparable votes.

1,158 same votes 12 different votes 1,170 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
98 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
98 Aye 55 No
90 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
27 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 24 No
Trade 98% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
61 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 114 shared votes
61 Aye 53 No
98 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
98 Aye 55 No
90 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 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
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
957
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
227
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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
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