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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Ed Davey voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

842 same votes 161 different votes 1,003 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
86 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
86 Aye 59 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 69 No
Migration 96% aligned 106 shared votes
37 Aye 69 No
16 Aye 29 No
Trade 93% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 6 No
Education 36% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
82 Aye 44 No
Tax 65% aligned 126 shared votes
78 Aye 48 No
15 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 37 shared votes
7 Aye 30 No
48 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 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
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
219
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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