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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 0 different votes 255 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
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
26
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
219
+71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
36
-111.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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