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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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 Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 119 different votes 291 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
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 69% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 54% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
203
+125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
171
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
307
+168.6 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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