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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 1,000 shared comparable votes.

840 same votes 160 different votes 1,000 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

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
38 of 43 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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