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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Grahame Morris

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 Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Grahame Morris voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

1,464 same votes 14 different votes 1,478 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
125 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
125 Aye 74 No
39 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 145 shared votes
39 Aye 106 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
70 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 117 shared votes
69 Aye 48 No
96 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 162 shared votes
97 Aye 65 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 386 of 650
Participation
75.4%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 650
1,713
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,801
2,390 eligible divisions
955
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
972
54.0% of votes cast
758
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
829
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
34
1.9% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Appearances
24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
225
+73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
33
-118.4 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£302,235
34% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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