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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Emma Foody voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 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
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 111 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.9% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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